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Regulatory Resources and Updates for Care Centers
On July 11, 2018 by Jonathan Lips
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) issued a number of regulatory updates in the two weeks since we last published Advantage. Care centers will want to take note of these items:
CMS Intends to Reverse Policy on Liquid Oxygen for Existing Buildings
On June 19, 2018 by Jonathan Lips
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) intends to issue guidance clarifying that existing care centers may store and use liquid oxygen in resident rooms without having to meet a fire-resistance enclosure rating.
Liquid Oxygen Update for Care Centers
On April 25, 2018 by Jonathan Lips
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) informed us last week that section 11.7.4 of NFPA 99, Health Care Facilities Code (2012 edition), does not allow the storage or use of liquid oxygen in patient bed locations (resident rooms) or patient care rooms, unless the room meets a 1-hour fire-resistance standard. Here is the code language: