K-0521
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
A Life Safety Code tag, recorded on the CMS fire safety survey report. These findings concern the building and the systems that protect the people in it.
3,231
Facilities cited
CMS's current file
4,551
Individual citations
941
Cited more than once
At separate surveys
29%
Repeat rate
29% of the facilities cited on K-0521 have been cited on it again at a later survey. A finding that recurs at the next survey is usually a gap in the routine that produces the record, not a new fault — the same inspection is missed, or completed and not documented in a form the surveyor accepts.
Where it is cited
| State | Facilities cited |
|---|---|
| OH | 407 |
| TX | 345 |
| NC | 247 |
| CA | 222 |
| FL | 173 |
| WI | 173 |
| PA | 134 |
| NJ | 128 |
| CO | 121 |
| NY | 115 |
Description as published by CMS. Recorded on CMS Form 2786R.