Section R. 325.45263 - Construction permit review; guidelines; adoption by referenceRule 263.
(1) In performing a construction permit review for a health facility, the department shall apply the following guidelines, which are adopted by reference, unless a different standard is otherwise specified in these rules: (a) The following 3 guidelines from the Facility Guidelines Institute (FGI): (i) "Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospitals," 2018 edition.(ii) "Guidelines for Design and Construction of Residential Health, Care, and Support Facilities," 2018 edition.(iii) "Guidelines for Design and Construction of Outpatient Facilities," 2018 edition.(b) "American Society for Heating Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Standard 170 2017, Ventilation of Health Care Facilities."(2) All of the guidelines listed in subrule (1) of this rule are available for inspection at the Lansing office of the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Community and Health Systems. All these documents can be purchased at the MADCAD cloud-based reference library at www.madcad.com. Each of the FGI guidelines cost $200. The ASHRAE standard costs $60.57.(3) Where the requirements of these rules are more stringent than the FGI Guidelines, these rules take precedence.Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.45263
2020 MR 4, Eff. 2/21/2020