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Title
Rehabilitation Agencies: Fire Alarm Systems, SOM Appendix E Revision - Advance Copy
Memo #
14-38-OPT
Posting Date
2014-07-03
Fiscal Year
2014
Title
• SOM Appendix E – The interpretive guidance for OPTs is revised to clarify the fire safety requirements. Surveyors should review the revised Appendix to view the requirements in their entirety.
• Rehabilitation Agencies – Fire Safety Requirements: Rehabilitation Agencies are required to have an automatic extinguishing system or an enclosure with a 1-hour fire resistance rating in hazardous areas as well as fire extinguishers, a fire alarm system, and a fire evacuation plan.
• Air Horns as a Fire Alarm System: Air horns will not serve in place of a fire alarm system for Rehabilitation Agencies.
• Certification/Recertification: Rehabilitation Agencies cannot be certified or recertified and extension locations cannot be approved if they do not meet the minimum fire protection requirements.
• Rehabilitation Agencies – Fire Safety Requirements: Rehabilitation Agencies are required to have an automatic extinguishing system or an enclosure with a 1-hour fire resistance rating in hazardous areas as well as fire extinguishers, a fire alarm system, and a fire evacuation plan.
• Air Horns as a Fire Alarm System: Air horns will not serve in place of a fire alarm system for Rehabilitation Agencies.
• Certification/Recertification: Rehabilitation Agencies cannot be certified or recertified and extension locations cannot be approved if they do not meet the minimum fire protection requirements.