Newport Health Services, L.L.C. filed February 14, 2006; and specifically asks the following question: Since each nursing homes is now required to have a sprinkler system installed, is it permissible to anchor the system to the walls rather than the ...

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Department of Financial Services, Division of State Fire Marshal, has received a Petition for Declaratory Statement filed February 14, 2006, from Newport Health Services, L.L.C., Petitioner. The Petition requests an interpretation of the Florida Fire Prevention Code, and specifically asks the following question: Since each nursing homes is now required to have a sprinkler system installed, is it permissible to anchor the system to the walls rather than the ceiling, because many of the ceilings contain asbestos, the cost of whose removal would be exorbitant or, in some cases, prohibitive.

A copy of the Petition may be obtained by writing to, or calling, Casia Sinco, Senior Attorney, Division of Legal Services, 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0300, phone [phone].