CMS adopted both the 2012 Life Safety and Healthcare Facilities Code more than a 6-years ago establishing many new expectations for inspection, testing and maintenance for the many features of fire protection found in long term care facilities. With this sweeping adoption there has been an evident tightening of the requirements through stricter implementation resulting in many more deficiencies for nursing facilities. 

To address this, HCAM has developed an intensive 2-day training focused on the requirements of NFPA 101 Life Safety Code and NFPA 99 Health Care Facilities Code for skilled nursing centers. This training is designed for facility and maintenance managers, environmental services directors, administrators and long-term care safety consultants.

The Life Safety Code establishes minimum criteria for the many protective features and systems as fire protection, generators, doors, building services, and maintenance activities.   All of this must be accomplished under the rubric that facilities achieve an acceptable degree of safety for all who live and work in our centers.

This unique program will help you understand practical applications of the Life Safety Code and learn from a life safety expert on what to prepare for during survey. This comprehensive program will examine all sections of the LSC applicable to skilled nursing, and provide forms, policies and best practice guides for use by healthcare organizations. Using real life examples and survey scenarios, you will explore how these codes apply to nursing facilities, discuss code changes and the increased inspection, testing and maintenance (ITM) requirements, and review common violations.

Participants are strongly encouraged to bring their own copies of the NFPA 101 Life Safety Code and NFPA 99 Healthcare Facilities Code to the boot-camp.

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LEARNER OBJECTIVES:

1. Identify significant differences between the 2000 and 2012 Life Safety and Health Care Facility Codes.
2. Review expectations regarding the ITM of required systems such as sprinklers, fire panel, fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, doors, etc.
3. Discuss LSC requirements for nursing homes including current surveyor priorities.
4. Examine LSC priorities including issues related to culture change and the environment.
5. Discuss the leading LSC deficiencies.
6. Recommend policies, standards and/or guidelines for immediate review and facility implementation.