reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter V - Medical Facilities › Subchapter C - State Hospital Code › Article 2 - Medical Facility Construction › Part 713 - Standards Of Construction For Nursing Home Facilities › Subpart 713-4 - Standards For Nursing Home Construction After December 31, 2010 › Section 713-4.2 - General requirements

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Nursing homes shall be designed to provide flexibility
						  in order to meet the changing physical, medical and psychological needs of the
						  residents. The facility design shall produce a supportive environment to
						  enhance and extend quality of life for residents. The architectural design,
						  through the organization of functional space, the specification of
						  ergonomically appropriate and arranged furniture, equipment, details and
						  finishes, shall eliminate as many barriers as possible to effective access and
						  use by residents of all space, services, equipment and utilities appropriate
						  for daily living.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter V - Medical Facilities › Subchapter C - State Hospital Code › Article 2 - Medical Facility Construction › Part 713 - Standards Of Construction For Nursing Home Facilities › Subpart 713-4 - Standards For Nursing Home Construction After December 31, 2010 › Section 713-4.3 - Pertinent standards

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Nursing homes shall comply with all pertinent
						  requirements, technical standards and codes set forth or incorporated by
						  reference into Part 711 of this Title, including but not limited to, chapter
						  18, "New Health Care Occupancies," of NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, 2000 edition,
						  which is described in more detail in section
						  711.2(a) of this
						  Title. Nursing home facilities shall also comply with the chapter 4.2,
						  "Specific Requirements for Nursing Facilities," of part 4, "Residential Health
						  Care Facilities," of Guidelines for the Design and Construction of Health Care
						  Facilities, 2010 edition, except where such guidelines and standards are
						  inconsistent with the requirements of this Subpart. The Guidelines for the
						  Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities, 2010 edition, is described
						  in more detail in section
						  711.2(b)(7) of
						  this Title.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter V - Medical Facilities › Subchapter C - State Hospital Code › Article 2 - Medical Facility Construction › Part 713 - Standards Of Construction For Nursing Home Facilities › Subpart 713-4 - Standards For Nursing Home Construction After December 31, 2010 › Section 713-4.4 - Resident units

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) The number
						of residents in a resident unit arranged in a linear layout shall not exceed
						40. However, the department will consider exceptions to this requirement to
						enhance the quality of life for residents when a higher number of residents
						clearly achieves a savings in operational costs, improves resident services and
						is based upon sub-groups of residents (sub-units).
(b) When sub-units are used, each sub-unit
						shall be arranged so as to provide access to a bathing room and a soiled
						workroom or soiled holding room located within, or readily accessible to, the
						unit.
(c) At least one-tenth of the
						total residents in any facility shall be located in single rooms. Each room
						shall have a window that can be opened without the use of tools. The
						windowsills shall not be higher than two feet eight inches above the finished
						floor to facilitate views to the exterior for residents seated in wheelchairs,
						and shall be above grade.
(d) Each
						resident shall have a wardrobe or closet with minimum clear inside dimensions
						of 3 feet by 1 foot 10 inches deep. Drawer space may be provided as part of the
						wardrobe, as long as hanging space measuring 2 feet wide by 1 foot 10 inches
						deep by 5 feet high, accessible to the resident, is maintained.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter V - Medical Facilities › Subchapter C - State Hospital Code › Article 2 - Medical Facility Construction › Part 713 - Standards Of Construction For Nursing Home Facilities › Subpart 713-4 - Standards For Nursing Home Construction After December 31, 2010 › Section 713-4.5 - Physical environment standards for long-term care programs for ventilator dependent residents

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Each
						resident room for ventilator care shall provide adequate space for a mechanical
						ventilator and for equipment to be used in the administration of oxygen and
						suction, which must be available from a central location and piped to each bed,
						to each resident. A facility shall have a sufficient number of single rooms to
						accommodate one-fifth of the facility's total capacity of ventilator dependent
						residents. If the facility has less than five beds certified for ventilator
						care, there must be at least one single room for the treatment of ventilator
						dependency. At least one single-bedded ventilator care room shall be designed
						and equipped for use as an infection control room with an additional lavatory
						conveniently located for staff handwashing, but not within the resident toilet
						room (a bathing facility may be omitted). If the facilities risk assessment
						indicates the facility is at high or intermediate risk for airborne infections,
						the infection control room shall be in compliance with the requirements for
						airborne infection isolation room(s) in section
						2.1 - 2.4.2, "Airborne Infection
						Isolation (AII) Room," of part 2, "Hospitals," of Guidelines for Design and
						Construction of Health Care Facilities, 2010 edition, as described in more
						detail in section
						711.2(b)(7) of
						this Title.
(b) The following
						service areas shall be readily available:
(1)
						adequate office space for staff serving ventilator dependent
						residents;
(2) staff unit
						workstation shall be of sufficient size to accommodate multiple
						disciplines;
(3) adequate storage
						and maintenance space to ensure routine servicing as required by program for
						ventilators and related equipment; this room shall contain provisions for
						handwashing;
(4) dining space that
						is accessible; and
(5) adequate
						therapy space for rehabilitation.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter V - Medical Facilities › Subchapter C - State Hospital Code › Article 2 - Medical Facility Construction › Part 713 - Standards Of Construction For Nursing Home Facilities › Subpart 713-4 - Standards For Nursing Home Construction After December 31, 2010 › Section 713-4.6 - Traumatic brain injury units

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a)
						When provided, a separate head injury unit shall comply with section 4.2 - 2.2,
						"Resident Unit" of part 4, "Residential Health Care Facilities," of Guidelines
						for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities, 2010 edition, as
						described in more detail in section
						711.2(b)(7) of
						this Title, and with the following variations and additional requirements:
(1) A minimum of 20 percent of the total
						residents in a unit shall be in single rooms.
(2) The minimum room areas exclusive of
						toilet rooms, closets, wardrobes, alcoves or vestibules shall provide adequate
						space for special needs and equipment for each resident.
(3) The resident rooms shall be provided with
						room furnishings and equipment required for continuing unscheduled therapeutic
						program activities.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter V - Medical Facilities › Subchapter C - State Hospital Code › Article 2 - Medical Facility Construction › Part 713 - Standards Of Construction For Nursing Home Facilities › Subpart 713-4 - Standards For Nursing Home Construction After December 31, 2010 › Section 713-4.8 - Communal areas

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Resident communal areas shall be designed and furnished
						  to encourage resident use.
(a) Toilets
						accommodating wheelchair residents shall be readily accessible to all communal
						areas.
(b) Resident dining. Dining
						areas shall:
(1) provide adequate space for
						resident dining in accordance with the functional program, including residents
						in wheelchairs when applicable;
(2)
						provide adequate clear space for residents to access and leave their tables
						without disturbing other residents;
(3) include adequate clearances for residents
						in wheel chairs and/or other mobility devices;
(4) provide clear and unobstructed lanes for
						servers and food carts;
(5) include
						space for attendants to assist residents who cannot feed themselves;
(6) be permitted to be located in separate
						satellite dining areas within or adjacent to nursing units to accomplish less
						densely populated groupings and to be easily accessible to the
						residents;
(7) provide toilet
						facilities accommodating wheelchair residents that are readily accessible to
						all dining areas;
(8) be permitted
						to be used for other activities in accordance with the functional
						program.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter V - Medical Facilities › Subchapter C - State Hospital Code › Article 2 - Medical Facility Construction › Part 713 - Standards Of Construction For Nursing Home Facilities › Subpart 713-4 - Standards For Nursing Home Construction After December 31, 2010 › Section 713-4.9 - Support services

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a)
						Construction, equipment and installation of dietary facilities shall comply
						with the standards in Part 14 of this Title.
(b) General storage rooms shall have a total
						area of not less than 12 net square feet per resident and not less than 90
						cubic feet in volume per resident. Storage of not-in-use institutional
						furniture, equipment and supplies shall generally be concentrated in one
						centralized area. Storage of out-of- season clothing and residents' belongings
						not currently in use may be decentralized in close proximity to nursing
						units.
(c) In addition to
						employees' facilities such as locker rooms, lounges, toilets or shower
						facilities called for in certain departments, a sufficient number of such
						facilities as are required to accommodate the needs of all personnel and
						volunteers shall be provided.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter V - Medical Facilities › Subchapter C - State Hospital Code › Article 2 - Medical Facility Construction › Part 713 - Standards Of Construction For Nursing Home Facilities › Subpart 713-4 - Standards For Nursing Home Construction After December 31, 2010 › Section 713-4.10 - Details and finishes

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Doors
						to all rooms containing bathtubs, sitz baths, showers and toilets for resident
						use shall be hinged or sliding. When such rooms have only one opening, the door
						shall be designed to be opened without need to push against a resident who may
						have collapsed within the room.
(b)
						The minimum width of all openings to rooms needing access for beds or
						stretchers shall be at minimum three feet eight inches.
(c) Floors in wet areas, such as
						bathing/shower facilities, shall be pitched to floor drains to prevent any
						run-off to areas outside the room.
(d) Acoustical treatment shall be provided
						between corridors in resident areas, nurse's stations, dayrooms, recreation
						rooms, dining areas and waiting areas and resident rooms to reduce ambient
						noise in resident living and sleeping areas. The STC (sound transmission
						classification) between those spaces shall not be less than 51 and the NRC
						(noise reduction coefficient) shall not be less than 65 for ceilings in those
						spaces.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter V - Medical Facilities › Subchapter C - State Hospital Code › Article 2 - Medical Facility Construction › Part 714 - Standards Of Construction For Adult Day Health Care Program Facilities › Section 714.1 - Applicability

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
This Part sets forth minimum construction and physical
						environment standards applicable to facilities for adult day health care
						programs approved by the department or commissioner. All adult day health care
						program facilities shall comply with all pertinent requirements, technical
						standards and codes set forth or incorporated by reference into Part 711 of
						this Title.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter V - Medical Facilities › Subchapter C - State Hospital Code › Article 2 - Medical Facility Construction › Part 714 - Standards Of Construction For Adult Day Health Care Program Facilities › Section 714.4 - Adult day health care program facilities after january 1, 2011

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
This section applies to adult day health care facility
						construction projects approved by the department of commissioner on or after
						January 1, 2011 and to other adult day health care construction projects
						completed on or after January 1, 2011.
(a) All adult day health care program
					 facilities shall comply with chapter 5.3, "Adult Day Health Care Facilities,"
					 of part 5, "Other Health Care Facilities," of Guidelines for Design and
					 Construction of Health Care Facilities, 2010 edition. This referenced material
					 is further described in section
					 711.2(b)(7) of
					 this Title.
(b) Adult day health
					 care program facilities that are not located at a residential health care
					 facility shall comply with the requirements of chapter 16, "New Day-Care
					 Occupancies," of NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, 2000 edition. Further details
					 concerning these referenced materials are contained in sections
					 711.2(a) of this
					 Title.
(c) All adult day health
					 care program facility sites shall include the following public, administrative
					 and program areas:
(1) An entrance that shall
					 be located at grade level, sheltered from the weather and accessible by
					 wheelchairs.
(2) A lobby that shall
					 include:
(i) a reception and information
					 counter or desk;
(ii) a waiting
					 area;
(iii) public toilet
					 facilities;
(iv) one or more public
					 telephones;
(v) a drinking
					 fountain;
(vi) outer garment closet
					 for registrants and the public.
(3) General or individual office(s) for
					 professional and administrative staff.
(4) Interview/counseling space(s) for private
					 consultations.
(5) A multipurpose
					 room for staff conferences, meetings and health education.
(6) General storage facilities for office
					 supplies, equipment, educational materials and records.
(7) General or individual office(s) for
					 program staff.
(8) A medical care
					 and examination room for registrant health care. The medical care and
					 examination room shall include an examination table with at least two feet six
					 inches of clearance on at least one side and at the ends of the table and a
					 lavatory equipped for handwashing.
(9) Employees' facilities with a sufficient
					 number of employees' lockers and toilet facilities to accommodate the needs of
					 all personnel and volunteers shall be provided.
(10) Soiled holding room or an enclosed space
					 shall be provided for the holding and disposal of soiled linens.
(11) Facilities with registrant services
					 located on other than the main entrance floor shall have electric or
					 electrohydraulic elevators.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter V - Medical Facilities › Subchapter C - State Hospital Code › Article 2 - Medical Facility Construction › Part 715 - Standards Of Construction For Freestanding Ambulatory Care Facilities › Subpart 715-1 - Standards For Freestanding Ambulatory Care Facility Construction Projects Approved Or Completed Prior To January 1, 2011 › Section 715-1.1 - Applicability

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) This Subpart
						sets forth minimum construction and physical environment standards applicable
						to:
(1) diagnostic center and treatment
						center facilities built and to portions of such facilities renovated or altered
						prior to January 1, 2011;
(2)
						general hospital offsite outpatient facilities built and to portions of such
						facilities renovated or altered prior to January 1, 2011; and
(3) general hospital offsite outpatient
						facility construction projects and diagnostic center and treatment center
						facility construction projects approved by the commissioner or department prior
						to January 1, 2011.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter V - Medical Facilities › Subchapter C - State Hospital Code › Article 2 - Medical Facility Construction › Part 715 - Standards Of Construction For Freestanding Ambulatory Care Facilities › Subpart 715-1 - Standards For Freestanding Ambulatory Care Facility Construction Projects Approved Or Completed Prior To January 1, 2011 › Section 715-1.2 - Pertinent standards

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Ambulatory care facilities shall comply with all
						  pertinent requirements, technical standards and codes set forth or incorporated
						  by reference into Part 711 of this Title.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter V - Medical Facilities › Subchapter C - State Hospital Code › Article 2 - Medical Facility Construction › Part 715 - Standards Of Construction For Freestanding Ambulatory Care Facilities › Subpart 715-1 - Standards For Freestanding Ambulatory Care Facility Construction Projects Approved Or Completed Prior To January 1, 2011 › Section 715-1.3 - Ambulatory care facility construction projects approved or completed prior to october 14, 1998

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
This section applies to ambulatory care facility
						  construction projects approved by the commissioner or department prior to
						  October 14,1998 and to ambulatory care facility construction projects not
						  requiring such approval that were completed prior to October 14, 1998.
(a) Ambulatory care facilities shall comply
						with chapter 39, "Existing Business Occupancies," of NFPA 101, Life Safety
						Code, 2000 edition, which is described in more detail in section
						711.2(a) of this
						Title.
(b) Ambulatory care
						facilities shall include all pertinent elements described in this section. When
						services are shared or purchased, the commissioner may approve appropriate
						deletions and modifications in space and equipment requirements to avoid
						duplication. With respect to ambulatory care facilities that provide
						specialized services or a limited scope of services, the commissioner may, on
						the basis of an approved program, waive compliance with the requirements of
						this Subpart, provided that the granting of waiver would not adversely affect
						the life safety, efficiency or function of the facility.
(c) An ambulatory care facility's
						administration and public areas shall include and comply with the following:
(1) An entrance located at grade level,
						sheltered from the weather, and able to accommodate wheelchairs.
(2) A lobby that shall include:
(i) wheelchair storage space(s);
(ii) a reception and information counter or
						desk;
(iii) waiting space; however,
						no corridor, sub corridor or passageway shall be used as waiting
						space;
(iv) public toilet
						facilities;
(v) public
						telephone(s); and
(vi) drinking
						fountain(s).
(3)
						Interview space for private interviews relating to social services, credit and
						admissions.
(4) General or
						individual office for business transactions, records and administrative and
						professional staffs. Adequate space for storage and processing medical records
						shall be provided.
(5)
						Multi-purpose rooms for conferences, meetings and health education
						purposes.
(6) Special storage for
						employees' personal effects.
(7)
						General storage facilities for office supplies, sterile supplies,
						pharmaceutical supplies, splints and other orthopedic supplies, housekeeping
						supplies and equipment.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter V - Medical Facilities › Subchapter C - State Hospital Code › Article 2 - Medical Facility Construction › Part 715 - Standards Of Construction For Freestanding Ambulatory Care Facilities › Subpart 715-1 - Standards For Freestanding Ambulatory Care Facility Construction Projects Approved Or Completed Prior To January 1, 2011 › Section 715-1.5 - Ambulatory surgery facility construction projects approved or completed between october 14, 1998 and december 31, 2010

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
This section applies to ambulatory surgery facility
						  construction projects approved by the department or commissioner between
						  October 14, 1998 and December 31, 2010 and to ambulatory surgery facility
						  construction projects not requiring such approval that are completed between
						  October 14, 1998 and December 31, 2010.
(a) Ambulatory surgery facilities shall
						comply with chapter 21, "Existing Ambulatory Health Care Occupancies," of NFPA
						101, Life Safety Code, 2000 edition, which is described in section
						711.2(a) of this
						Title. Where an ambulatory surgery facility includes medical gas installations
						and clinical vacuum systems, and is part of a larger building that does not
						comply with or exceeds the fire safety requirements applicable to the
						installation of medical gases and clinical vacuum systems described in NFPA
						101, Life Safety Code, 2000 edition, and NFPA 99, Standard for Health Care
						Facilities, 1999 edition, there shall be not less than one hour fire-related
						separation between the ambulatory surgery facility and other parts of the
						building. The ambulatory surgery facility shall have not less than two exits to
						the exterior. The documents referred to in this subdivision are described in
						more detail in section
						711.2(a) of this
						Title.
(b) The extent (number and
						types) of the diagnostic, clinical, and administrative facilities to be
						provided will be determined by the services contemplated and the estimated
						patient load as described in the narrative program. Provisions shall be made
						for patient examination, interview, preparation testing, and obtaining vital
						signs of patient for ambulatory surgeries, in addition to the following:
(1) An area for locked storage for drugs and
						refrigeration for biologicals (separate from the nourishment area refrigerator)
						shall be provided.
(2) A separate
						area for storing clean and sterile supplies shall be provided.
(3) Provisions shall be made for separate
						collection, storage and disposal of soiled materials.
(4) Sterile supplies may be prepackaged
						disposables, or processed off-site. If instruments and supplies are sterilized
						on-site, an area for accommodation of sterilizing equipment as appropriate
						shall be provided.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter V - Medical Facilities › Subchapter C - State Hospital Code › Article 2 - Medical Facility Construction › Part 715 - Standards Of Construction For Freestanding Ambulatory Care Facilities › Subpart 715-2 - Standards Of Construction For Freestanding Ambulatory Care Facilities After December 31, 2010 › Section 715-2.1 - Applicability

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) This Subpart
						sets forth minimum construction and physical environment standards applicable
						to:
(1) diagnostic center and treatment
						center facilities built and to portions of such facilities renovated or altered
						pursuant to department or commissioner approval granted after December 31,
						2010;
(2) general hospital offsite
						outpatient facilities built and to portions of such facilities renovated or
						altered pursuant to department or commissioner approval granted after December
						31, 2010; and
(3) general hospital
						off site outpatient facility construction projects and diagnostic center and
						treatment center facility construction projects not requiring department or
						commissioner approval that are completed after December 31, 2010.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter V - Medical Facilities › Subchapter C - State Hospital Code › Article 2 - Medical Facility Construction › Part 715 - Standards Of Construction For Freestanding Ambulatory Care Facilities › Subpart 715-2 - Standards Of Construction For Freestanding Ambulatory Care Facilities After December 31, 2010 › Section 715-2.2 - Pertinent standards

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Ambulatory care facilities shall comply with all
						  pertinent requirements, technical standards and codes set forth or incorporated
						  by reference into Part 711 of this Title.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter V - Medical Facilities › Subchapter C - State Hospital Code › Article 2 - Medical Facility Construction › Part 715 - Standards Of Construction For Freestanding Ambulatory Care Facilities › Subpart 715-2 - Standards Of Construction For Freestanding Ambulatory Care Facilities After December 31, 2010 › Section 715-2.3 - General requirements

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a)
						Ambulatory care facilities shall include all pertinent elements described in
						this Subpart. When services are shared or purchased, the commissioner may
						approve appropriate deletions and modifications in space and equipment
						requirements may be made to avoid duplication. With respect to ambulatory care
						facilities that provide specialized services or a limited scope of services,
						the commissioner may, on the basis of an approved program, waive compliance
						with the requirements of this Subpart, provided that the granting of waiver
						would not adversely affect the life safety, efficiency or function of the
						facility.
(b) Services, facilities
						and equipment shall be available and accessible to the individuals with
						disabilities (public, staff and patients).
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter V - Medical Facilities › Subchapter C - State Hospital Code › Article 2 - Medical Facility Construction › Part 715 - Standards Of Construction For Freestanding Ambulatory Care Facilities › Subpart 715-2 - Standards Of Construction For Freestanding Ambulatory Care Facilities After December 31, 2010 › Section 715-2.4 - Ambulatory medical facility construction standards

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Ambulatory medical facilities other than
						renal dialysis facilities shall comply with chapter 38, "New Business
						Occupancies," of NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, 2000 edition. Renal dialysis
						facilities shall comply with provisions of NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, 2000
						edition, that apply to ambulatory healthcare occupancies. The materials
						referenced in this subdivision are described in more detail in section
						711.2(a) of this
						Title.
(b) Ambulatory medical
						facilities shall comply with applicable chapters of part 3, "Ambulatory Care
						Facilities," of the Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care
						Facilities, 2010 edition, which is described in section
						711.2(b)(7) of
						this Title, subject to additional modifications to the requirements set forth
						in this subdivision. The applicability Guidelines for Design and Construction
						of Health Care Facilities, 2010 edition, shall be further modified in
						accordance with the following:
(1) Chapter
						3.2, "Specific Requirements for Primary Care Outpatient Centers," of part 3,
						"Ambulatory Care Facilities," shall apply to ambulatory medical facilities with
						a primary focus on the provision of routine primary care services to
						outpatients, which may include basic imaging services.
(2) Chapter 3.3, "Specific Requirements for
						Small Primary Care (Neighborhood) Outpatient Facilities," of part 3,
						"Ambulatory Care Facilities," shall apply to ambulatory medical facilities
						providing primary care services to outpatients in small facilities with limited
						staffing and no more than three examination and/or treatment rooms.
(3) Chapter 3.4, "Specific Requirements for
						Freestanding Outpatient Diagnostic and Treatment Facilities," of part 3,
						"Ambulatory Care Facilities," shall apply to ambulatory medical facilities
						providing a full range of diagnostic and treatment services, including on-site
						imaging and minimally invasive procedures.
(4) Applicable sections of chapter 2.6
						"Specific Requirements for Rehabilitation Hospitals and other Facilities," of
						part 2, "Hospitals," including section
						2.6 -3 "Diagnostic and Treatment
						Locations," shall apply when rehabilitation therapy services are provided in
						any ambulatory medical facility.
(5) Chapter 5.2, "Freestanding Birthing
						Centers" of part 5, "Other Health Care Facilities," shall apply to any
						diagnostic or treatment centers established under Public Health Law, article 28
						as a birthing center.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter V - Medical Facilities › Subchapter C - State Hospital Code › Article 2 - Medical Facility Construction › Part 715 - Standards Of Construction For Freestanding Ambulatory Care Facilities › Subpart 715-2 - Standards Of Construction For Freestanding Ambulatory Care Facilities After December 31, 2010 › Section 715-2.5 - Construction standards for ambulatory surgery facilities

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Ambulatory surgery facilities shall
						comply with chapter 20, "New Ambulatory Health Care Occupancies," of NFPA 101,
						Life Safety Code, 2000 edition. This material is described in more detail in
						section 711.2(a) of this
						Title.
(b) Where an ambulatory
						surgery facility includes medical gas installations and clinical vacuum systems
						and is part of a larger building that does not comply with or exceeds the fire
						safety requirements applicable to installation of medical gases and clinical
						vacuum systems described in NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, 2000 edition, and NFPA
						99, Standard for Health Care Facilities, 1999 edition, there shall be not less
						than one hour fire-related separation between the ambulatory surgery facility
						and other parts of the building.
(c) Ambulatory surgery facilities shall
						comply with chapter 3.7, "Specific Requirements for Outpatient Surgical
						Facilities," of part 3, "Ambulatory Care Facilities," of Guidelines for Design
						and Construction of Health Care Facilities, 2000 edition. Chapter 3.8,
						"Specific Requirements for Office Surgical Facilities," of the Guidelines for
						Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities, 2010 edition, shall not
						apply to any ambulatory surgery facilities. Chapter 3.9, "Specific Requirements
						for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Facilities," of part 3, "Ambulatory Care
						Facilities," shall apply to any part of a multi-service ambulatory surgery
						facility, or a complete single-specialty ambulatory surgery facility dedicated
						to gastrointestinal or endoscopy procedures. The referenced materials in this
						clause are described in more detail in section
						711.2(b)(8) of
						this Title.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter V - Medical Facilities › Subchapter C - State Hospital Code › Article 2 - Medical Facility Construction › Part 716 - Standards Of Construction For Rehabilitation Facilities › Section 716.1 - Applicability

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
This Part sets forth minimum construction and physical
						environment standards applicable to the following types of rehabilitation
						facilities:
(a) specialty general
					 hospitals or parts of general hospitals that offer intensive inpatient medical
					 rehabilitation therapy; and
(b)
					 general hospital outpatient facilities or diagnostic and treatment centers that
					 provide physical medicine and intensive rehabilitation therapy to patients with
					 severe physically disabling conditions.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter V - Medical Facilities › Subchapter C - State Hospital Code › Article 2 - Medical Facility Construction › Part 716 - Standards Of Construction For Rehabilitation Facilities › Section 716.2 - Pertinent standards

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Rehabilitation facilities shall comply with all pertinent
						requirements, technical standards and codes set forth or incorporated by
						reference into Part 711 of this Title.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter V - Medical Facilities › Subchapter C - State Hospital Code › Article 2 - Medical Facility Construction › Part 716 - Standards Of Construction For Rehabilitation Facilities › Section 716.3 - General requirements

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Rehabilitation facilities shall be constructed to
						maintain a safe and functional physical environment for all services that the
						licensed operator of the rehabilitation facility provides. The sizes of the
						various departments shall depend upon the program requirements and the
						organization of services within the facility. Some functions allotted separate
						spaces or rooms in these minimum requirements may be combined if the best
						standards of safety and patient care are not compromised. Some of the areas may
						be omitted from the facility if the necessary services are conveniently
						available elsewhere.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter V - Medical Facilities › Subchapter C - State Hospital Code › Article 2 - Medical Facility Construction › Part 716 - Standards Of Construction For Rehabilitation Facilities › Section 716.4 - Rehabilitation facility construction projects approved or completed prior to october 14, 1998

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
This section applies to rehabilitation facilities built,
						renovated or altered prior to October 14, 1998 and to rehabilitation facility
						construction projects approved by the department or commissioner prior to
						October 14, 1998.
(a) Outpatient
					 rehabilitation facilities shall comply with applicable requirements set forth
					 in Part 715 of this Title. Inpatient rehabilitation facilities shall comply
					 with applicable requirements set forth in Part 712 of this Title. The
					 requirements of this Part shall supercede any inconsistent requirements set
					 forth in Part 715 or Part 712 of this Title.
(b) Each inpatient and outpatient
					 rehabilitation facility shall contain a medical evaluation unit. The medical
					 evaluation unit shall include an office for medical personnel and one or more
					 examination rooms. Each examination room shall contain a lavatory or sink
					 equipped for handwashing, a work counter, storage facilities and a desk,
					 counter or shelf space for writing. In addition, each inpatient and outpatient
					 rehabilitation facility shall include one or more of the following units:
(1) a psychological services unit;
(2) a social services unit; and
(3) a vocational services unit.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter V - Medical Facilities › Subchapter C - State Hospital Code › Article 2 - Medical Facility Construction › Part 716 - Standards Of Construction For Rehabilitation Facilities › Section 716.5 - Rehabilitation facility construction projects completed or approved between october 14, 1998 and december 31, 2010

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) This section applies to rehabilitation
					 facility construction projects approved by the department or commissioner
					 between October 14, 1998 and December 31, 2010 and to rehabilitation facility
					 construction projects not requiring such approval that are completed between
					 October 14, 1998 and December 31, 2010. Rehabilitation facilities shall comply
					 with the requirements of chapter 10, "Rehabilitation Facilities," of 1996-97
					 Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospital and Health Care Facilities,
					 1996 edition. Further details concerning the referenced material are contained
					 in section
					 711.2(b)(6) of
					 this Title.
(b) Notwithstanding any
					 provision herein to the contrary, a licensed operator or applicant, when
					 submitting a construction application for approval, may elect to comply with
					 all applicable requirements of section
					 716.6 of this Part in lieu of
					 complying with this section.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter V - Medical Facilities › Subchapter C - State Hospital Code › Article 2 - Medical Facility Construction › Part 716 - Standards Of Construction For Rehabilitation Facilities › Section 716.6 - Rehabilitation facility construction projects approved or completed after december 31, 2010

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
This section applies to rehabilitation facility
						construction projects approved by the department or commissioner after December
						31, 2010 and to rehabilitation facility construction projects not requiring
						such approval that are completed after December 31, 2010. Rehabilitation
						facilities shall comply with chapter 2.6, "Specific Requirements for
						Rehabilitation Hospitals and Other Facilities," of part 2, "Hospitals," of the
						Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities, 2010 edition.
						Further details concerning the referenced material are contained in section
						711.2(b)(7) of
						this Title.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter V - Medical Facilities › Subchapter C - State Hospital Code › Article 2 - Medical Facility Construction › Part 717 - Standards of Construction for New Hospice Facilities and Units › Section 717.1 - General

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) A
					 building or part or unit thereof that is operationally classified or
					 reclassified as a hospice inpatient facility or unit, or hospice residence
					 shall, in addition to meeting the requirements of sections
					 711.1, 711.2 and
					 711.3 of this Title, comply with
					 the following requirements of this Part.
(b) All hospice inpatient facilities and
					 units, and hospice residences shall be designed to accommodate and accurately
					 reflect the approved operational and functional programs to be operated within
					 the facility, unit or residence, including all structural, environmental and
					 equipment features required to implement such approved programs.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter V - Medical Facilities › Subchapter C - State Hospital Code › Article 2 - Medical Facility Construction › Part 717 - Standards of Construction for New Hospice Facilities and Units › Section 717.2 - Construction standards

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) An inpatient
					 hospice unit, if attached to or part of a general hospital, nursing home or
					 health-related facility, shall comply with the same provisions for
					 institutional occupancies required by NFPA 101,
Life Safety
					 Code
, pursuant to section
					 711.2 of this Title, as the
					 facility would be required to meet if such unit were used to house hospital
					 inpatients, nursing home patients or health-related facility residents. Further
					 details concerning this referenced material are contained in section
					 711.2(a) of this
					 Title.
(b) A free-standing
					 inpatient hospice facility or unit shall comply with the pertinent provisions
					 for either residential occupancies or institutional occupancies as required by
					 NFPA 101,
Life Safety Code
, pursuant to section
					 711.2 of this Title. The
					 determination as to which of these chapters and provisions contained therein
					 are applicable shall be dependent upon an assessment of the requirements of the
					 approved operational and functional inpatient programs of the hospice. Further
					 details concerning this referenced material are contained in section
					 711.2(a) of this
					 Title.
(c) A free-standing hospice
					 residence shall have a minimum capacity of three residents and a maximum
					 capacity of 16 residents. For the purposes of local laws and ordinances
					 governing fire safety and building construction standards, any such residence
					 shall be deemed either a one- or two-family dwelling. All free-standing hospice
					 residences that do not operate beds dually certified for inpatient care shall
					 comply, at a minimum, with the requirements for small residential board and
					 care facilities as contained in chapter 21, section 21-2 of the NFPA 101,
Life Safety Code
, pursuant to section
					 711.2 of this Title, applicable to
					 small facilities with an evacuation capability classification of impractical.
					 These codes and standards were published by the NFPA, Batterymarch Park,
					 Quincy, MA 02169, and are available online at
www.nfpa.org
or for public inspection and copying at
					 the Regulatory Affairs Unit, Department of Health, Corning Tower Building,
					 Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12237. Hospice residences that operate beds
					 dually certified for inpatient care shall comply with the pertinent provisions
					 for either residential occupancies or institutional occupancies as required by
					 NFPA 101,
Life Safety Code
in accordance with subdivision (b)
					 of this section.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter V - Medical Facilities › Subchapter C - State Hospital Code › Article 2 - Medical Facility Construction › Part 717 - Standards of Construction for New Hospice Facilities and Units › Section 717.3 - Patient and service areas in hospice inpatient facilities and units

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Patient
					 rooms and facilities shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Be at or above grade level.
(2) At least two rooms shall be designed for
					 one bed and equipped with a private sink and toilet.
(3) Maximum room capacity shall be for two
					 patients and their families.
(4)
					 Minimum net room areas exclusive of toilet rooms, and space occupied by
					 furniture, lockers or wardrobes, or used for closets, alcoves or vestibule
					 shall be 100 square feet in single-bed rooms and 80 square feet per bed in
					 double rooms.
(5) Each patient room
					 shall have a window which can be opened without the use of tools.
(6) Each patient shall be provided with a
					 separate nurse's calling device, furniture and closet space adequate for
					 storage of clothing and personal items.
(7) Each patient in a double room shall be
					 provided with visual privacy by use of flame retardant cubicle
					 curtains.
(8) Each patient room
					 shall be accessible to a conveniently located toilet room. One room containing
					 a toilet and a sink shall serve no more than two beds.
(9) One bathtub or shower shall be provided
					 for each 10 beds which are not otherwise served by bathing facilities within
					 patient rooms. A minimum of one bathtub shall be provided to serve the hospice
					 inpatient facility. Each tub or shower shall provide for privacy and sufficient
					 space to permit assistance, if necessary.
(10) Corridors, aisles, alcoves, vestibules
					 and door widths shall be designed to make all toilets, wardrobes, closets and
					 furniture accessible to and usable by the physically disabled.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter V - Medical Facilities › Subchapter C - State Hospital Code › Article 3 - Hospital Operation › Part 720 - Maximum Standard › Section 720.1 - General hospital accreditation

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a)
					 General hospitals must comply with the operational standards set forth in Part
					 405 of this Title. The commissioner may accept as evidence of compliance with
					 the minimum operational standards of Part 405 of this Title accreditation by an
					 accreditation agency to which the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
					 has granted deeming status and which the commissioner has determined has
					 accrediting standards sufficient to assure the commissioner that hospitals so
					 accredited are in compliance with such operational standards. The commissioner
					 can choose to enter into collaborative agreements with such accreditation
					 agencies so that the accreditation agency's accreditation survey can be used in
					 lieu of a departmental survey. A list of accreditation agencies with which the
					 department has a collaborative agreement will be posted on the department's
					 website. These provisions shall apply provided that:
(1) there are no constraints placed upon
					 release of the accreditation agency survey report, plan of correction, interim
					 self-evaluation report, certificate of accreditation, notice on noncompliances,
					 or such other material which the commissioner has accepted under this section;
					 and
(2) the hospital is at all
					 times subject to a survey for compliance with Part 405 of this Title as deemed
					 necessary by the commissioner.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter V - Medical Facilities › Subchapter C - State Hospital Code › Article 3 - Hospital Operation › Part 721 - Perinatal Regionalization System › Section 721.1 - Introduction

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) All
					 hospital-based perinatal care services shall participate in the statewide
					 perinatal regionalization system. Such system shall coordinate perinatal care
					 within particular geographic areas or among a group of perinatal
					 affiliates.
(b) Each perinatal
					 service within a hospital shall be designated by the department as providing
					 Level I perinatal care, Level II perinatal care, Level III perinatal care or,
					 the hospital shall be designated as a regional perinatal center
					 (RPC).