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Title 12 - HEALTHAgency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHChapter 410 - REGULATIONS FOR THE LICENSURE OF HOSPITALS IN VIRGINIAPart V - Design Standards for New Outpatient Surgical Hospitals and Additions and Alterations to Existing Outpatient Surgical Hospitals
Article 1 - General Considerations
Section 12VAC5-410-1350 - Local and state codes and standards

12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-410-1350

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Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 6, November 4, 2024
Section 12VAC5-410-1350 - Local and state codes and standards
A. All construction of new buildings and additions, alterations, or repairs to existing buildings for occupancy as a "free-standing" outpatient hospital shall conform to state and local codes, zoning ordinances, and the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (13VAC5-63).

In addition, hospitals shall be designed and constructed consistent with Part 1 and sections 2.1 and 2.7 of Part 2 of the 2018 Guidelines for Design and Construction of Outpatient Facilities of the Facility Guidelines Institute pursuant to § 32.1-127.001 of the Code of Virginia.

Architectural drawings and specifications for all new construction or for additions, alterations, or renovations to any existing building shall be dated, stamped with professional seal, and signed by the architect. The architect shall certify that the drawings and specifications were prepared to conform to the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (13VAC5-63) and be consistent with Part 1 and sections 2.1 and 2.7 of Part 2 of the 2018 Guidelines for Design and Construction of Outpatient Facilities of the Facility Guidelines Institute.

B. The use of an incinerator shall require permitting from the nearest regional office of the Department of Environmental Quality.
C. Water shall be obtained from an approved water supply system. Outpatient surgery centers shall be connected to sewage systems approved by the Department of Health or the Department of Environmental Quality.
D. Each outpatient surgery center shall establish a monitoring program for the internal enforcement of all applicable fire and safety laws and regulations.
E. All radiological machines shall be registered with the Office of Radiological Health of the Virginia Department of Health. Installation, calibration and testing of machines and storage facilities shall comply with 12VAC5-481, Virginia Radiation Protection Regulations.
F. Pharmacy services shall comply with Chapter 33 (§ 54.1-3300 et seq.) of Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia and 18VAC110-20, Regulations Governing the Practice of Pharmacy.

12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-410-1350

Derived from VR355-33-500 §5.4, eff. July 28, 1993; amended, Virginia Register Volume 11, Issue 8, eff. April 1, 1995; Volume 22, Issue 8, eff. January 25, 2006; Volume 23, Issue 10, eff. March 1, 2007; Volume 26, Issue 22, eff. August 4, 2010; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 37, Issue 19, eff. 6/9/2021.

Statutory Authority: §§ 32.1-127 and 32.1-127.001 of the Code of Virginia.