Medicare and Medicaid programs; fire safety requirements for certain health care facilities; amendment. Interim final rule with comment period.
This interim final rule with comment period adopts the substance of the April 15, 2004 temporary interim amendment (TIA) 00-1 (101), Alcohol Based Hand Rub Solutions, an amendment to the 2000 edition of the Life Safety Code, published by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). This amendment will allow certain health care facilities to place alcohol-based hand rub dispensers in egress corridors under specified conditions. This interim final rule with comment period also requires that nursing facilities install smoke detectors in resident rooms and public areas if they do not have a sprinkler system installed throughout the facility or a hard-wired smoke detection system in those areas.
D000438:Alcohols / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D004202:Disinfectants; D004203:Disinfection / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D005388:Fire Extinguishing Systems / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D005390:Fires / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006235:Hand Disinfection / Q000592:standards*; D006268:Health Facilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008484:Medicaid / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012308:Risk Management; D012449:Safety / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States
D000438:Alcohols; D004202:Disinfectants