CMS Adoption of 2012 NFPA Standards
On May 4, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) adopted the 2012 Editions of NFPA 99, Health Care Facilities Code and NFPA 101, Life Safety Code. NFPA 99 was completely rewritten from its predecessor, the 2005 Edition. The 2012 Edition now takes a risk-based approach as opposed to an occupancy-based approach, focusing …