Preliminary plans shall be drawn to scale, show basic dimensions, and indicate the general layout and space arrangement of the proposed building or area and shall include a site plan when applicable. Plans shall indicate assignments of rooms and areas, and shall show bed capacities and fixed equipment.
The planning should include consideration for future expansion of a facility. This includes the site, orientation of the structure on the site, parking areas as well as patient, dietary, and laundry areas. If a laundry is not contemplated initially, provision should be made for its possible future location.
Minn. R. agency 144, ch. 4660, PLANS, pt. 4660.0600
Statutory Authority: MS s 144.56; 144A.02 to 144A.08