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NFPA opens standards for public input

Plus: CMS fully sprinklered high-rise requirement; agencies issue secure connectivity principles; CMS establishes new rural health office

Joint Commission aligns fire drill requirements with NFPA

The accreditation organization eliminated certain fire drill timing requirements that went beyond the NFPA code adopted by CMS

The history behind CMS’s high-rise sprinkler rule

After successfully advocating for a 12-year grace period, ASHE is pushing organizations to start now to comply with the sprinkler coverage rule

IAHSS updates, releases new security guidelines

Plus: ASHE leader appointed to NFPA committee; NFPA issue errata for fire protection code; ASHE task force evaluates ASHRAE standard

CMS improves survey transparency

Plus: Joint Commission updates standards; NFPA elects new Health Care Section Chair; ASPR tests biocontainment transporting unit

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The FGI Guidelines' patient-handling requirements

ASHRAE, ASHE release ventilation guideline

Plus: ASHE leader appointed to battery safety committee; ASPR shares violence prevention recommendations; IAHSS releases updated guidelines

NFPA codes open for public comment

Plus: FGI publishes errata for 2022 Guidelines, FDA adopts new standard for hyperbaric chambers, cybersecurity national emergency extended

The Joint Commission issues alert for natural disasters

Plus: ASHE seeks comments on NFPA cybersecurity chapter, agencies publish guide on OT cyberprotection, CMS updates lab immediate jeopardy rule

The Joint Commission announces survey changes

Plus: DNV updates documentation review process; CMS releases guidance on CAHs; NFPA 13, 20, 80 and 105 public input period