Life Safety (LS) (Nursing Care Center / Nursing Care Center)
Life Safety Code Inspections - Fire Safety Inspections
Publish | January 01, 0001
Are building fire safety or Fire Marshall inspections an annual requirement?
The inspections described within LS.01.01.01 are not an annual requirement if the organization's Fire Marshal will not perform those inspections or if the AHJ does not perform those inspections on a regular basis. The requirement is to maintain those inspection documents when inspections occur for Joint Commission review during the survey process. The primary purposes are to have a periodic expert third party evaluation of the organization's facilities and to determine if the organization acts upon identified deficiencies in a timely manner. If the organization has a qualified inspection source (for example, an insurance carrier), they are encouraged, but not required to utilize those inspection services on a regular or periodic basis (for example, annually). [LS.01.01.01]
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