VA · va-other · Published 2011-11-16 · Effective 2011-11-16 · 76 FR 70885
Document
Document number
2011-29471
Federal Register citation
76 FR 70885
CFR reference
38 CFR 59
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; affirmation.
Category
va-other
Agency
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Publication date
2011-11-16
Effective date
2011-11-16
Abstract
This document affirms as final, without changes, a provision included in a final rule with request for comments that amended the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) regulations concerning community residential care facilities, contract facilities for certain outpatient and residential services, and State home facilities. That provision established a five-year period within which all covered buildings with nursing home facilities existing as of June 25, 2001, must conform to the automatic sprinkler requirement of the 2009 edition of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 101. This rule helps ensure the safety of veterans in the affected facilities.