What is NFPA 99?
NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) has developed codes and standards for Hospitals and Physician facilities. Throughout the New England area, NFPA 99 has been accepted by their State Fire Marshall along with CAP, CLIA and JCAHO as guidelines for annual testing and evaluation of medical equipment for patient and staff safety. Throughout the United States, almost all individual states have accepted these codes and standards to be their guidelines for annual medical equipment evaluation and testing due to the high cost of liability and malpractice insurance. Bio-Medical equipment repair facilities use these codes and standards for testing and evaluating new equipment, repairs, electrical safety testing, performance/preventative maintenance, and manufacturers’ requirements to ensure medical equipment accuracy and safety.
