tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2016 Issue 14

Industry Note: New Fire Safety Requirements Hit Hospices This Summer

Check Medicare’s latest fire safety requirements to see whether your hospice inpatient facility may be affected. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule on the requirements in the May 4 Federal Register. The rule, effective July 5, adopts the 2012 Life Safety Code requirements issued by the National Fire Protection Association for a number of facilities including hospices. Revision: The requirement for window sills to be no higher than 36 inches above the floor is for new constructions only, CMS clarifies in the final rule at https://federalregister.gov/a/2016-10043. Do this: “Providers should...

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