Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 1110 - PROCESSING, CLASSIFICATION POLICIES AND REVIEW CRITERIA › Subpart C - CATEGORY OF SERVICE REVIEW CRITERIA › Appendix B - State Guidelines - Square Footage and Utilization

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The following area standards are established for departments,
				  clinical service areas and facilities. All Diagnostic and Treatment utilization
				  numbers are the minimums per unit for establishing more than one unit, except
				  where noted in 77 Ill. Adm. Code 1100. HFSRB shall periodically evaluate the
				  guidelines to determine if revisions should be made. Any revisions will be
				  promulgated in accordance with the provisions of the Illinois Administrative
				  Procedure Act.
Definitions pertaining to this Appendix are contained in 77
				  Ill. Adm. Code
				  1100.220.
HOSPITAL-BASED SERVICES
For hospitals, area determinations for departments and
				  clinical service areas are to be made in departmental gross square feet (dgsf).
				  Spaces to be included in the applicant's determination of square footage shall
				  include all functional areas minimally required by the Hospital Licensing Act,
				  applicable federal certification, and any additional spaces required by the
				  applicant's operational program.
Service Areas
Square Feet/Unit or Key Room
Annual
							 Utilization/Unit
ACUTE CARE
Medical-Surgical, Pediatric, Obstetric & Long
							 Term Acute Care Service
500-660 dgsf/Bed
See 77 Ill. Adm. Code 1100
Newborn Nursery (includes Level I, Level II, and
							 Level II+ with extended neonatal capabilities)
160 dgsf/Obstetrics Bed & LDRP
Labor Delivery Recovery (LDR)
1120-1600 dgsf/Room
400 Births/LDR Room
Labor Delivery Recovery Post-partum (LDRP)
1120-1600 dgsf/Bed
See 77 Ill. Adm. Code 1100
C-Section Suite
2075 dgsf/OR
800 Procedures/Room
Acute Mental Illness Service
440-560 dgsf/Bed
See 77 Ill. Adm. Code 1100
Comprehensive Physical Rehabilitation Service
525-660 dgsf/Bed
See 77 Ill. Adm. Code 1100
Hospital Based Long-Term Care
440-560 dgsf/Bed
See 77 Ill. Adm. Code 1100
CRITICAL CARE
Intensive Care Service
600-685 dgsf/Bed
See 77 Ill. Adm. Code 1100
Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU) or Level III
							 Nursery
434-568 dgsf/Bed or Bassinet
See 77 Ill. Adm. Code 1100
DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT
Diagnostic/Interventional Radiology (Excludes
							 portables & mobile equipment/Utilization)
* General Radiology
1300 dgsf/Unit
8000 procedures
* Fluoroscopy/Tomography/Other
X-ray procedures
1300 dgsf/Unit
6500 procedures
* Dedicated Chest
900 dgsf/Unit
9000 procedures
* Mammography
900 dgsf/Unit
5000 visits
* Ultra-Sound
900 dgsf/Unit
3100 visits
* Angiography (Special Procedures)
1800 dgsf/Unit
1800 visits
* CT Scan
1800 dgsf/Unit
7000 visits
* PET
1800 dgsf/Unit
3600 visits
* MRI
1800 dgsf/Unit
2500 procedures
* Nuclear Medicine
1600 dgsf/Unit
2000 visits
Radiation Therapy
* Accelerator
2400 dgsf/
Accelerator
7500 treatments
* Simulator
1800 dgsf/
Simulator
Emergency Department
900 dgsf/ Treatment Station
2000 visits/station/year
Cardiac Catheterization
1800 dgsf
See 77 Ill. Adm. Code 1100 for
							 establishment of service 1500 visits/year for additional units
Ambulatory Care
800 dgsf
2000 visits/year
Surgical Operating Suite (Class C)
2750 dgsf/
Operating Room
1500 hrs/Operating Room
Surgical Procedure Suite (Class B)
1100 dgsf/
Procedure Room
1500 hrs/Procedure Room
Post-Anesthesia Recovery Phase I
180 dgsf/Recovery Station
Post-Anesthesia Recovery Phase II
400 dgsf/Recovery Station
In-Center Hemodialysis
470 dgsf/Station
See 77 Ill. Adm. Code 1100
HFSRB NOTE: The standards for Post-Anesthesia Recovery Phase
				  I and Post-Anesthesia Recovery Phase II shall be used as the standards for
				  recovery stations associated with Surgical Operating Suite (Class C) and
				  Surgical Procedure Suite (Class B).
OTHER FACILITIES
The following standards apply to new construction, the
				  development of freestanding facilities, modernization, and the development of
				  facilities in existing structures, including the use of leased space. For new
				  construction, the standards are based upon the inclusion of all building
				  components and are expressed in building gross square feet (bgsf). For
				  modernization projects, the standards are based upon interior build-out only
				  and are expressed in departmental gross square feet (dgsf). Spaces to be
				  included in the applicant's determination of square footage shall include all
				  functional areas minimally required for the applicable service areas by the
				  appropriate rules required for IDPH licensure and/or federal certification and
				  any additional spaces required by the applicant's operational program.
Service Areas
Square Feet/Unit
Annual
							 Utilization/Unit
General Long Term Care
435-713 bgsf/Bed
350-570 dgsf/Bed
See 77 Ill. Adm. Code 1100
ICF/DD Facilities
505-580 bgsf/Bed
404-464 dgsf/Bed
See 77 Ill. Adm. Code 1100
Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center (ASTC)
2075-2750 bgsf/Treatment Room
1660-2200 dgsf/Treatment Room
Maximum of 4 recovery stations per
							 operating room 1500 hrs of Surgery/OR or Procedure Room
* Operating Room
* Procedure Room
* Recovery
In-Center Hemodialysis
450-650
bgsf/Room
360-520 dgsf/Room
See 77 Ill. Adm. Code 1100
Freestanding Emergency Center
840-1170 bgsf/Treatment Station
672-936 dgsf/Treatment Station
2000 visits/Treatment Room/year