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K351 — Sprinkler System, Installation

A source-linked healthcare life safety definition with related concepts, official authority references, and practical guidance pathways.

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Definition

K351 — Sprinkler System, Installation definition

A CMS Life Safety Code survey tag addressing required automatic sprinkler-system installation for health care occupancies, with applicable citations printed on Form CMS-2786R.

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Automatic sprinkler systemCMS K-tagSprinkler impairment

Authority context

Official sources for K351 — Sprinkler System, Installation

CMS: Form CMS-2786R — Fire Safety Survey Report, 2012 Life Safety CodeCMS survey form for health care occupancies. It organizes Life Safety Code and Health Care Facilities Code review by K-tag and prints the associated code citations.K211, K222, K226, K255–K257, and K261 (means of egress, locking, horizontal exits, suites, and travel distance); K321, K346, and K354 (hazardous areas and fire-alarm/sprinkler impairments); K700 series (operating features) and K900 series (NFPA 99)NFPA: NFPA 101: Life Safety Code2012 edition is incorporated by CMS for covered providers, subject to regulatory exceptions.2012 NFPA 101 Chapters 18 and 19 (new and existing health care occupancies); Chapter 7 (means of egress); Chapter 8 (features of fire protection)

Practical application

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Article: Using CMS K-Tags to Prepare for a Healthcare Life Safety Survey