| Subject: | CMS Issues Waiver Allowing Hospitals to Use the NFPA 6-Year Damper Testing Interval |
| Category: | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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| Published: | Thu, 5 Nov 2009 - 02:00 pm |
| The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a memorandum describing a waiver that permits hospitals to apply the NFPA 6-year testing interval for fire and smoke dampers in hospital heating and ventilating systems. With this change, the CMS regulations and The Joint Commission (TJC) standard related to fire and smoke damper inspection (EC.02.03.05 EP 18) are now equivalent. CMS is issuing a categorical waiver pursuant to 42 CFR 482.41(b)(2) to permit a... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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