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VA RIN: 2900-AN59 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: Update to NFPA 101, Life Safety Code for State Home Facilities  
Abstract: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is updating one of its regulations so that State home facilities that receive a per diem for providing nursing home care to eligible veterans will be required to meet certain provisions of the 2009 edition of the National Fire Protection Association's NFPA 101, Life Safety Code. This change is designed to assure that State home facilities meet current industry-wide standards regarding life safety and fire safety. 
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs(VA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 38 CFR 51   
Legal Authority: 38 USC 101    38 USC 501    38 USC 1710    38 USC 1741 to 1743    38 USC 1745   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  04/07/2010  75 FR 17644   
NPRM Comment Period End  06/07/2010    
Final Action  03/02/2011  76 FR 11339   
Final Action Effective  04/01/2011    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: State 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Theresa Hayes
Program Manager (114)
Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20420
Phone:202 461-6771
Email: theresa.hayes@va.gov