Compliance and Operations

The ICC Committee on Healthcare successfully advocated for multiple code changes at a second round of code action hearings.

The 2025 editions for four standards are set to be published soon, but the appeal window for each is still open .

An NFPA committee is seeking comments on a tentative interim amendment for a heliport and vertiport standard.

Several first draft reports for upcoming codes and standards editions are open for public commenting.

A correction is made to NFPA 1, Fire Code, and other committees released final ballots and meeting minutes. .

Eliminating routine visual damper inspections will help to protect patients and staff while saving costs.

Six NFPA documents are open for public input, and the National Electrical Code committee makes progress on the 2026 edition.

The Committee on Healthcare is preparing for its second code action hearing where it will provide testimony on five proposals .

DNV Healthcare shares the most common survey nonconformances cited by its surveyors .

The HCAHPS survey provides a good baseline for assessing facility best practices.