The State government on Friday issued an order prescribing minimum fire safety norms for hospital buildings that do not come under the high-rise category (within 20.99 metres).
This has brought long-awaited procedural clarity for small medical facilities, clinics, diagnostic centres and day-care facilities housed in non high-rise buildings that had struggled for years to secure fire clearances for Karnataka Private Medical Establishments Act (KPMEA) registration and renewal
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