Industry Bulletins | June 10, 2020
CMS Waives Hospice Physical Environment & Life Safety Rules During COVID-19
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announce it will waive requirements pertaining to physical environment and Life Safety Code rules for inpatient hospices. The waived requirements include those related to the frequency and activities for facility and medical equipment, scheduled inspections, testing and maintenance for their facilities and medical equipment, as well as positioning and storage of alcohol-based hand rubs and fire drill requirements.
CMS requires inpatient facilities to comply with the National Fire Protection Association’s Life Safety Code as well as the Health Care Facilities Code for fire protection and prevention. The agency continues to . . .