[05/22/14]
Posted on May 22, 2014 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Selby, Todd J.
On May 16, 2014, CMS issued a Survey and Certification Transmittal (“Transmittal”) to the state survey agency directors providing infomation on how Medicare and Medicaid certifed long-term care facilities may obtain an extension of time for the installation of automatic sprinkler sytems. The Transmittal sets forth the procedures on how a nursing home may seek an... READ MORE
Tags: 42 cfr, cms, extension, installation, life safety code, long term care, Medicare, regulation, selby, snf, sprinkler, survey, survey agency
[08/22/13]
Posted on August 22, 2013 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Selby, Todd J.
On August 13, 2013, all nursing facilities participating in the Medicare and Medicaid programs were required to be in compliance with the automatic sprinkler systems’ regulation that was published in a final rule on August 13, 2008. The regulation provided a five-year phase-in program to allow long-term care facilities (“Facilities”) to achieve compliance by... READ MORE
Tags: bufford, cms, deficiency, life safety code, Long-Term Care, Medicare, nursing home, selby, sprinkler, survey
[02/07/13]
Posted on February 7, 2013 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Selby, Todd J.
In 2003, two fires in long-term care facilities resulted in 31 resident deaths. As a result of these two events, CMS analyzed the fire safety precautions in place in these facilities and determined that resident safety could be greatly improved by requiring that all long-term care facilities have automatic sprinkling systems installed throughout the... READ MORE
Tags: bufford, cms, extension, fire, long term care, Medicare, nursing home, provider, regulation, resident, selby, skilled nursing facility, snf, sprinkler
