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CMS Proposes 4-Hr Generator Test Every 12 Months for Health Care Facilities
2014-01-21 20:15:00| Electrical Construction & Maintenance
The Department of Health and Human Services has published a 120-page proposed rule dated Dec. 27, 2013 (Vol. 78, No. 249). Within the proposed rule on pages 79173-4 at Section 482.15(e) “Generator Testing,” the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed a 4-hr generator test be performed EVERY 12 months. There is no mention of a minimum percentage of nameplate rating, minimum exhaust temperature, or a requirement that all automated transfer switches be transferred during the test. Guest Blog read more
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