This regulation requires psychiatric facilities to install smoke barriers creating at least two smoke compartments on sleeping floors (existing buildings: 30+ patient bed capacity; new buildings: all inpatient sleeping/treatment floors or floors with 50+ occupants), with compartments not exceeding 22,500 square feet or 200-foot travel distance to a smoke barrier door. Facility operators must document zone dimensions and dead-end corridor lengths in the remarks section of the CMS-2786R inspection form. This is a CMS Life Safety Code (K-Tag) fire safety requirement applicable to inpatient psychiatric facilities surveyed under the 2012 Life Safety Code.
View official sourceK371 Subdivision of Building Spaces – Smoke Compartments 2012 EXISTING Smoke barriers shall be provided to form at least two smoke compartments on every sleeping floor with a 30 or more patient bed capacity. Size of compartments cannot exceed 22,500 square feet or a 200-foot travel distance from any point in the compartment to a door in the smoke barrier. 19.3.7.1, 19.3.7.2 Detail in REMARKS zone dimensions including length of zones and dead- end corridors. 2012 NEW Smoke barriers shall be provided to form at least two smoke compartments on every floor used by inpatients for sleeping or treatment, and on every floor with an occupant load of 50 or more persons, regardless of use. Size of compartments cannot exceed 22,500 square feet or a 200-foot travel distance from any point in the compartment to a door in the smoke barrier. Smoke subdivision requirements do not apply to any of the stories or areas described in 18.3.7.2. 18.3.7.1, 18.3.7.2 Detail in REMARKS zone dimensions including length of zones and dead- end corridors. Form CMS-2786R (07/2018) Page 27 Name of Facility 2012 LIFE SAFETY CODE ID PREFIX MET NOT MET N/A REMARKS