SC17-38-LSC.Fire and Smoke Door Annual Testing Requirements
Guidance for health care occupancies,where fire door assemblies are required to be annually inspected and tested in accordance with the 2010 National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 80. In health care occupancies, non-rated doors assemblies including corridor doors to patient care rooms and smoke barrier doors are not subject to the annual inspection and testing requirements of either NFPA 80 or NFPA 105.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: July 28, 2017
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