The Life Safety Code (LSC) is a set of fire protection requirements designed to provide a reasonable degree of safety from fire. It covers construction, protection, and operational features designed to provide safety from fire, smoke, and panic. The NFPA 99 Health Care Facilities Code (HCFC) is a set of requirements intended to provide minimum requirements for the installation, inspection, testing, maintenance, performance, and safe practices for facilities, material, equipment, and appliances. The LSC and HCFC, which is revised periodically, is a publication of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), which was founded in 1896 to promote the science and improve the methods of fire protection. The basic life safety from fire requirement for facilities participating in the Medicare and Medicaid programs is compliance with the 2012 edition of the NFPA LSC and HCFC. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) partners with State Agencies (SA) to assess facilities for compliance with the LSC requirements.
Contact
| Indiana Department of Health Division of Long Term Care 2 North Meridian Street, 4B Indianapolis, IN 46204 | Program Supervisor Amy Kelley amkelley@health.IN.gov |
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Long Term Care Receptionist: 317-233-7442 IDOH Main Switchboard: 317-233-1325 |
317-234-8502 Fax: 317-233-7322 |