{"id":"ff71d3a8-74b1-4ee9-8571-bc045266756d","task":"Confirm NFPA 99 as the governing code for a medical gas/vacuum piping project and identify which edition actually applies","domain":"nfpa.org","steps":["Identify NFPA 99, Health Care Facilities Code, Chapter 5 (Gas and Vacuum Piping Systems) as the core national standard governing med-gas piping installation, testing, and personnel qualifications","Note that NFPA itself has published multiple recent editions (2024 edition current for purchase; a 2027 edition has also been released by NFPA) — publication of a new edition does not mean it is locally in force","Determine the edition actually adopted by the project's AHJ: check the state/local building or health-facility code adoption (many jurisdictions and CMS Conditions of Participation reference an older edition, e.g., 2012 or 2018, for years after a newer edition is published)","Confirm the adopted edition directly with the state health facility plan-review authority or local AHJ before citing section numbers, since section numbering shifts between editions","Cross-reference any state-specific amendments or a state mechanical/plumbing code chapter (e.g., a state's adopted UPC Chapter 13) that may modify or supplement NFPA 99 locally"],"gotchas":["Do not assume the newest NFPA-published edition (2027) is in force anywhere yet — CMS and most state AHJs lag by one or more edition cycles and must be verified per project","Section/paragraph numbers for the same requirement differ across the 2012, 2018, 2021, and 2024 editions — always confirm edition before quoting a section number"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T02:30:25.966Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/ff71d3a8-74b1-4ee9-8571-bc045266756d"}