NFPA 99:2024
Current
The latest, up-to-date edition.
Health Care Facilities Code
Hardcopy
English
09-14-2023
Chapter 1 Administration 1.1 Scope. 1.2 Purpose. 1.3 Application. 1.4 Equivalency. 1.5 Units. 1.6 Code Adoption Requirements. Chapter 2 Referenced Publications 2.1 General. 2.2 NFPA Publications. 2.3 Other Publications. 2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections. Chapter 3 Definitions 3.1 General. 3.2 NFPA Official Definitions. 3.3 General Definitions. 3.4 BICSI Definitions. Chapter 4 Fundamentals 4.1 Risk Categories. 4.2 Risk Assessment. 4.3 Application. 4.4 Materials. Chapter 5 Gas and Vacuum Systems 5.1 Category 1 Piped Gas and Vacuum Systems. 5.2 Category 2 Piped Gas and Vacuum Systems. 5.3 Category 3 Piped Gas and Vacuum Systems. 5.4 Liquid Withdrawal and Piping. Chapter 6 Electrical Systems 6.1 Applicability. 6.2 Nature of Hazards. 6.3 General. 6.4 Category 1 Spaces. 6.5 Category 2 Spaces. 6.6 Category 3 and 4 Spaces. 6.7 Essential Electrical Systems. 6.8 Site Acceptance Testing. 6.9 Electrical Maintenance Program (EMP). 6.10 Health Care Microgrids. 6.11 Classification of Emergency Power Supply Systems (EPSSs). Chapter 7 Information Technology and Communications Systems 7.1 Applicability. 7.2 Reserved. 7.3 Category 1 Systems. 7.4 Category 2 Systems. 7.5 Category 3 Systems. Chapter 8 Plumbing 8.1 Applicability. 8.2 System Category Criteria. 8.3 General Requirements. 8.4 Category 1. (Reserved) 8.5 Category 2. (Reserved) 8.6 Category 3. (Reserved) Chapter 9 Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) 9.1 Applicability. 9.2 System Category Criteria. 9.3 General. 9.4 Category 1. (Reserved) 9.5 Category 2. (Reserved) Chapter 10 Electrical Equipment 10.1 Applicability. 10.2 Performance Criteria for Patient Care–Related Electrical Appliances and Equipment. 10.3 Testing Requirements — Patient Care–Related Electrical Appliances and Equipment. 10.4 Nonpatient Electrical Appliances and Equipment. 10.5 Administration. Chapter 11 Gas Equipment 11.1 Applicability. 11.2 Portable Cylinder and Container Source. 11.3 Cylinder and Container Storage Requirements. 11.4 Performance Criteria and Testing. 11.5 Administration. 11.6 Operation and Management of Cylinders. 11.7 Liquid Oxygen Equipment. Chapter 12 Emergency Management 12.1 Applicability. 12.2 Responsibilities. 12.3 Emergency Management Categories. 12.4 General. 12.5 Emergency Management Category 1 and Emergency Management Category 2 Requirements. Chapter 13 Security Management 13.1 Applicability. 13.2 Security Management Plan. 13.3 Security Vulnerability Assessment (SVA). 13.4 Responsible Person. 13.5 Security-Sensitive Areas. 13.6 Access and Egress Security Measures. 13.7 Media Control. 13.8 Crowd Control. 13.9 Access Control Equipment. 13.10 Employment Practices. 13.11 Security Operations. 13.12 Program Evaluation. Chapter 14 Hyperbaric Facilities 14.1 Scope. 14.2 Construction and Equipment. 14.3 Administration and Maintenance. Chapter 15 Dental Gas and Vacuum Systems 15.1 Applicability. 15.2 Nature of Hazards of Gas and Vacuum Systems. 15.3 Category 1 Dental Gas and Vacuum Systems. 15.4 Category 2 Dental Gas and Vacuum Systems. 15.5 Category 3 Dental Gas and Vacuum Systems. Chapter 16 Features of Fire Protection 16.1 Applicability. 16.2 Construction and Compartmentation. 16.3 Special Hazard Protection for Flammable Liquids and Gases. 16.4 Laboratories. 16.5 Utilities. 16.6 Waste Chutes, Incinerators, and Linen Chutes. 16.7 Fire Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems. 16.8 Heliports. 16.9 Automatic Sprinklers and Other Extinguishing Equipment. 16.10 Manual Extinguishing Equipment. 16.11 Compact Storage. 16.12 Compact Mobile Storage. 16.13 Maintenance and Testing. 16.14 Fire Loss Prevention in Operating Rooms. Annex A Explanatory Material Annex B Additional Explanatory Notes Annex C Sample Ordinance Adopting NFPA99 Annex D Informational References
The scope of this code is to establish minimum criteria as follows in 1.1.2 through 1.1.14.
DevelopmentNote |
TIA 24-1, Reference: A.3.3.145.1, A.3.3.145.2, A.3.3.145.3, and A.3.3.145.4. TIA Issue date:25-Aug-2023 TIA 24-2, Reference: 9.3.8 and 9.3.8.1 TIA Issue date:25-Aug-2023
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DocumentType |
Standard
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Pages |
270
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PublisherName |
National Fire Protection Association
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Status |
Current
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Supersedes |
NFPA 150:2025 | Fire and Life Safety in Animal Housing Facilities Code |
NFPA 110:2025 | Standard for Emergency and Standby Power Systems |
NFPA 418:2024 | Standard for Heliports and Vertiports |
NFPA 13:2025 | Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems |
ASTM E 2652 : 2022 | Standard Test Method for Assessing Combustibility of Materials Using a Tube Furnace with a Cone-shaped Airflow Stabilizer, at 750 °C |
NFPA 853:2020 | Standard for the Installation of Stationary Fuel Cell Power Systems |
NFPA 1600 :2019 | Standard on Continuity, Emergency, and Crisis Management |
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