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Abortion facilities A. All construction of new buildings and additions or major renovations to existing buildings for occupancy as an abortion facility shall comply with conform to state and local codes, and zoning, and building ordinances and the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (13VAC5-63). In addition, abortion facilities All construction of new buildings and additions or major renovations to existing buildings for occupancy as an abortion facility that perform only surgical abortions or a combination of surgical and medication induced abortions shall comply be designed and constructed consistent with Part 1 and sections 3.1‑1 through 3.1‑8 and section 3.7 section 3.8 of Part 3 of the 2010 Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Hospitals and Outpatient Facilities of the, 2014 edition, The Facilities Guidelines Institute (2014 guidelines), which shall take precedence over the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code pursuant to § 32.1-127.001 of the Code of Virginia. Abortion facilities that perform only medication induced abortions shall be designed and constructed consistent with sections 1.1, 1.3, and 1.4 of Part 1 of the 2014 guidelines.
Abortion procedures may take place in a procedure room, as detailed in section 3.8‑3.1 of Part 3 of the 2014 guidelines, except that minimum square footage requirements for procedure rooms used for the provision of surgical abortion do not need to be greater than 120 square feet, with a minimum room dimension of 10 feet and a minimum clear dimension of three feet at each side and at the foot of the bed. Rooms designed in accordance with section 3.8‑3.2 of Part 3 of the 2014 guidelines are not required for abortion facilities. Section 3.7‑3.6.13.1(2) of Part 3 of the 2014 guidelines shall not apply to facilities that do not have a room designed in accordance with section 3.8‑3.2.