Adoption of the 2012 Life Safety Code
Waiver Provisions for Plan Review
On May 4, 2016 the Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services (CMS) adopted the 2012 edition of the Life Safety Code
(LSC). CMS has notified states to begin surveying for compliance with the 2012
LSC on November 1, 2016. Affected providers include federally-certified hospitals,
hospices, nursing homes and facilities serving people with developmental
disabilities. These providers are also regulated by Wis. Admin. Code,
Chapters DHS 124, DHS 131, DHS 132 and DHS 134 which currently adopt the 2000
edition of the LSC. The Department has begun rulemaking to adopt the 2012
edition of the LSC into these chapters. In the interim, Wis. Admin. Code
allows for the granting of a waiver to have contract documents reviewed under
the 2012 LSC. If a hospital, hospice, nursing
home or facility serving people with developmental disabilities wishes to request
a waiver, the facility may submit the request to DHSWebmailDQA@dhs.wisconsin.gov
and include the following:
- The
rule from which the waiver is requested;
- The
reason for the request;
- Justification
that the waiver will not adversely the affect the health, safety or welfare of
any patient or resident.
If you have questions
regarding this information, please contact OPRI at (608) 266-0224.
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