Session Information
ASHE 2012 International Conference and Exhibition on Health Facility Planning Design and Construction
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Compliance with NFPA 99 and 101, Now and in the Future
Track
:
Regulatory Issues
Program Code:
266533
Date:
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Time:
8:40 AM to 9:40 AM
EST
Location:
Rm 102: PCC West Bldg
PRIMARY SPEAKER
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Description
The speaker will provide a status report on the prospective adoption of the 2012 editions of National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 99: Health Care Facilities Code and NFPA 101: Life Safety Code® by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). He will illustrate major differences between the current CMS reference codes and these new editions, discuss how to apply the new requirements, and review conflicts with the International Building Code. ASHE’s code reform initiative will also be covered. This session will enable you to:
● Describe new requirements in the 2012 editions of NFPA 99 and NFPA 101 and how they will affect health facilitiy PDC projects.
● Summarize the major differences between the requirements in the 2000 and 2012 editions of NFPA 101.
● Discuss CMS’s plans for updating its reference codes.
● Explain the goals of the effort by ASHE and the International Code Council to reduce the number of codes applied to health care facilities.
● Describe new requirements in the 2012 editions of NFPA 99 and NFPA 101 and how they will affect health facilitiy PDC projects.
● Summarize the major differences between the requirements in the 2000 and 2012 editions of NFPA 101.
● Discuss CMS’s plans for updating its reference codes.
● Explain the goals of the effort by ASHE and the International Code Council to reduce the number of codes applied to health care facilities.
LEARNER OUTCOMES:
- Discuss the current status of IBC / ASHE one code work.
- Discuss the update schedule for CMS
- Learn the major differences between the 2000 edition of NFPA 101 and the 2012 edition.
- Understanding the new code requirements
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