CHFM Compliance of Health Care questions and correct answers GRADED A+

CHFM COMPLIANCE OF
HEALTH CARE
QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2025-2026
What is the CMS-adopted NFPA standard for portable fire extinguishers? - ANS-NFPA
10


2010 Edition


What is the CMS-adopted NFPA National Electric Code? - ANS-NFPA 70


2011 Edition


What is the CMS-adopted NFPA standard for a health care facilities code? - ANS-NFPA
99


2012 Edition


What is the title of CMS-adopted NFPA 241? - ANS-Standard for Safeguarding
Construction, Alteration and Demolition Operations


2009 Edition

, Where can you find design standards adopted by the majority of states? - ANS-
Facilities Guidelines Institute (FGI)


2014 Edition


What is CMS? - ANS-Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services



What does ASHRAE stand for? - ANS-American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and
Air-Conditioning Engineers


What are DNV, The Joint Commission and HFAP? - ANS-Accrediting Organizations
(AOs) that have deemed authority for CMS.


What is an AHJ? - ANS-Authority Having Jurisdiction


What are the four elements of the Life Safety Code? - ANS-Compartmentalization.
Detection.
Suppression.
Egress


What are the first components of fire defense in a building design for patients? - ANS-
The first components of fire defense in a building design for patients are room and
corridors.



A space within a building enclosed by smoke barriers on all sides, including top and
bottom, is a
. - ANS-smoke compartment


What is the maximum smoke compartment size? - ANS-22,500 sq. ft.


Per 2012 Edition of the Life Safety Code