Under the 2021 National Fire Protection Association’s Health Care Facilities Code (NFPA 99), electrical preventive maintenance is now required for the most critical environments in health care facilities using a time-based scheduling approach. This shift is backed by overwhelming evidence that ongoing equipment inspection, maintenance, and testing are required to avoid diminished reliability.
Prioritizing strategic electrical preventive maintenance is an effective solution to help achieve regulatory compliance and ensure the focus remains on patient care. It is important to recognize the NFPA 99 requirements set a minimum guideline — and it can often be impactful to go above and beyond the code to ensure resilient, reliable health care.