5 years isn't long enough?
August 13, 2013 – the date that all LTC facilities were required to have fully automated sprinkler systems – came and went with many facilities unable to meet the deadline. On November 15, CMS issued a memo where the agency maintained its position that it could not grant extensions and that enforcement actions would be taken. Well, in a final rule issued in Monday’s Federal Register, it was noted that LTC facilities are now able to apply for a deadline extension, not to exceed 2 years, if certain circumstances are met.