In the Eye on Health Care section of the NFPA Journal’s May/June 2012 edition, Dave Hood, Principal of Russell Phillips & Associates, takes the healthcare industry through some major changes being tackled at the conference for the 2012 editions of NFPA 101® Life Safety Code and NFPA 99, Health Care Facilities Code.? Dave moderated the Health Care Hot Topics and AHJ Interpretations session during the NFPA 2012 Conference and Expo held in Las Vegas, NV. The session included two key speakers: George Mills, Director of The Joint Commission’s Department of Engineering, and James Merrill, Life Safety Specialist for CMS. The session focused on the following areas:

• Adoption of the 2012 Edition of the Life Safety Code
• Pre-adoption Application of 2012 Provisions
• The Joint Commission’s Department of Engineering
• CMS Long-Term Care Sprinkler Initiative
• Questions and Answers