PCREE Testing Services
NFPA 99-compliant electrical safety testing for every piece of patient care electrical equipment in your facility. Connect with a qualified biomedical technician in 24 hours.
Get a Free Quote →PCREE testing — short for Patient Care Related Electrical Equipment testing — is the electrical safety inspection required for every piece of equipment that makes electrical contact with patients. Under NFPA 99 and CMS Conditions of Participation, skilled nursing facilities and other healthcare providers must maintain documented PCREE testing programs or face survey deficiencies, civil money penalties, and in extreme cases, denial of payment for new admissions.
Medical Equipment Repair Network connects healthcare facilities in all 50 states with biomedical technicians qualified to perform PCREE testing to NFPA 99 standards. Every technician in our network provides written test reports for each device — giving you the compliance documentation your CMS surveyor will ask to see.
Services Included
Electrical Safety Testing
Leakage current testing and ground continuity checks per NFPA 99 Class I, II, and III requirements for all patient care electrical equipment.
Equipment Inventory Documentation
Creation and maintenance of a complete PCREE inventory — device name, manufacturer, model, serial number, test date, next due date, and technician signature.
New Equipment Incoming Inspection
Pre-use testing of all new patient care electrical equipment before it enters clinical service, as required by NFPA 99.
Post-Repair Re-Testing
Required re-testing of any patient care electrical equipment that has been repaired or modified before it returns to service.
Annual Compliance Programs
Ongoing preventive maintenance and annual PCREE testing programs with automated scheduling to ensure no device exceeds its required inspection interval.
Survey Preparation
Documentation review and gap analysis to ensure your PCREE program is CMS-survey-ready before your next inspection window.
Equipment We Service
- Hospital beds and adjustable beds
- Patient lifts (ceiling track, portable, sit-to-stand)
- Infusion pumps and IV poles
- Sequential compression devices (SCDs)
- Vital sign monitors
- Oxygen concentrators and nebulizers
- Feeding pumps
- Wound VAC units
- TENS and e-stim units
- Ultrasound therapy devices
Frequently Asked Questions
Any electrical equipment that makes electrical contact with a patient — including beds, lifts, infusion pumps, vital monitors, SCDs, feeding pumps, wound care devices, and therapy equipment — requires PCREE testing. Non-patient-contact equipment (computers, printers, kitchen appliances) is generally not subject to PCREE requirements.
NFPA 99 requires testing at intervals not exceeding the manufacturer's recommended interval or the facility's written policy. In practice, most facilities test annually. High-risk or high-use equipment may require more frequent testing. New equipment must be tested before first use; repaired equipment must be re-tested before returning to service.
PCREE testing must be performed by a qualified biomedical technician — someone with the appropriate electrical safety analyzer, training in NFPA 99 procedures, and the ability to produce written documentation. Some facilities use in-house BMETs; others contract with third-party biomedical engineering services companies.
You need a written PCREE testing report for each device, including the device identifier, test date, test results (pass/fail), technician name and signature, and next scheduled test date. This documentation must be retained and made available to CMS surveyors on request.
Deficiencies related to PCREE and F-tag F700 (NFPA 99 compliance) typically result in a Plan of Correction requirement and may carry civil money penalties. Immediate jeopardy findings — rare but possible — can result in temporary denial of payment for new admissions.
Find Services in Your State
Our network covers all 50 states. Select your state for local service availability and resources: