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CMS Final Rule Requires Hospitals to Install Automatic Sprinkler Systems by July 2028

What’s happening: In 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) adopted a final rule to update fire safety standards for hospitals, critical access hospitals, long-term care facilities, ambulatory surgery centers, and other health care facilities. 

What else to know: The final rule is available in the Federal Register. 

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