Ensuring the safety of patients and health care professionals requires protecting facilities from fire, electrical, and related hazards. NFPA 99: Health Care Facilities Code provides the latest performance criteria for health care facilities and equipment, covering medical gas and vacuum systems, electrical systems, gas equipment, and fire protection features.

The code outlines requirements for the installation, inspection, maintenance, and testing of all health care facilities, including hospitals, nursing homes, and limited care settings. The 2024 edition introduces several significant updates:

• Added reference to ASSE/IAPMO/ANSI 6060, the Professional Qualifications Standard for Medical Gas Systems Designers.

• Updated maximum allowable quantity (MAQ) limits for medical gas and cryogenic fluid central supply systems.

• Revised requirements for auxiliary connections in medical gas and vacuum systems to support emergency preparedness, maintenance, and supplementation.

• Introduced new pressure-drop calculations and limits.

• Added a section on withdrawing cryogenic liquids from containers for liquid use.

• New emergency management requirements.

• Updated hyperbaric chamber pressure relief requirements.

• Revised dental gas and vacuum system standards.

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