| Subject: | CMS Publishes Final Sprinkler Rule for Long Term Care Facilities |
| Category: | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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| Published: | Wed, 20 Aug 2008 - 02:00 pm |
| In June 2008 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced a rule requiring all long-term care facilities to be equipped with automatic sprinkler systems by August 13, 2013. CMS has recently published in the Federal Register the final rule that contains the specific details for compliance. According to the final rule, as of August 13, 2013, long-term care facilities must:Install an approved, supervised automatic sprinkler system in accordance with the 1999 edition of... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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