November 12, 2026 | Tampa, FL
FHCA’s 2026 Life Safety Program offers six hours of in-depth sessions focused on Life Safety Code compliance and survey preparedness - key components to ensuring the health and safety of residents and staff in skilled nursing centers. This program is offered as a live, in-person event in Tampa, FL, or a simultaneous virtual broadcast. Florida is expected to adopt the 2024 Editions of NFPA 101 and NFPA 99, as well as the 9th Edition of the Florida Building Code, by the end of 2026. The Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) Office of Plans and Construction (OPC) and Florida Health Care Association have partnered to help providers prepare for these changes and stay informed about important life safety requirements.
This comprehensive training is designed for physical plant operators and maintenance teams of all experience levels, as well as administrators and stakeholders responsible for physical plant operations in Florida’s skilled nursing centers.
In-person Program: How It Works
- Training Date: November 12, 2026, in Tampa, FL
- Training Materials: Speaker presentations and handout materials will be made available.
- Continuing Education Credits: This program offers a total of 6 live, in-person contact hours.
Virtual Broadcast: How It Works
- Delivered over 6, virtual sessions, broadcasted simultaneously with the in-person event.*
- Training Dates: The virtual broadcast sessions will take place on November 12, 2026. All registered attendees will access these sessions through Zoom. These sessions will also be recorded and available to watch after the live broadcast via FHCA's Learning Center.
- Training Materials: 6 video sessions; post-quiz; speaker presentations and handout materials.
- Continuing Education Credits: This program offers a total of 6 computer-based contact hours. Participants must complete the session videos and pass the post-quiz by December 4, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. EST to receive CEUs.
- *Note that pricing for the virtual broadcast is increased by $50.
Continuing Education
This program will offer a total of 6 in-person contact hours for the in-person program and 6 hours of computer-based hours for virtual, live broadcast. FHCA will post contact hours to CE Broker by December 10, 2026.
Provider Number 50-720: Florida Board of Nursing Home Administrators, Florida Board of Nursing, Florida Board of Clinical Social Work and the Florida Board of Occupational Therapy.