Event Format

Virtual Event

Date

Thu, Jan 14, 2027, 08:00 AM CST – Thu, Jan 14, 2027, 04:00 PM CST

Event Host

Description

On Nov. 5, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that aims to modernize the federal requirements governing the healthcare physical environment by adopting newer editions of NFPA 101, Life Safety Code® and NFPA 99, Health Care Facilities Code®, in its Conditions of Participation (CoPs). Join ASHE for this comprehensive overview of NFPA 99 2024 Edition, to ensure your facility is prepared with proper documentation and up-to-date information on changes from the 2012 edition of NFPA 99.

Topics that are discussed in this course include:

  • Navigating and using NFPA 99
  • System risk categories
  • Gas and vacuum systems
  • Gas equipment
  • Electrical systems
  • Electrical equipment
  • Information and communication systems
  • Plumbing systems
  • Emergency management
  • Security management
  • Fire safety 

Intended Audience

  • Health care facility managers and directors
  • Environmental or safety managers

Learning Outcomes

  • Navigate through NFPA 99 with the ability to locate information
  • Identify and implement prescriptive inspection, testing, and maintenance requirements located in NFPA 99
  • Determine which aspects of the 2012 edition of NFPA 99 pertain to new facilities, and which requirements pertain to existing facilities
  • Assess a health facility’s compliance with requirements of NFPA 99

Speaker(s):

  • Dave Dagenais
  • Josh Brackett
  • Jim Peterkin


This course offers 7 CECs. Credit hours can be used toward the renewal of the Certified Health Care Facility Manager (CHFM) credential and the Certified Health Care Constructor (CHC) credential.