Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 39, September 26, 2024
(a) General
provisions. All hospital construction, including new buildings and additions or
alterations to existing buildings, shall be in accordance with the standards
set forth in the American institute of architects academy of architecture for
health, publication no. ISBN 1-55835-151-5, entitled "1996-97 guidelines for
design and construction of hospital and health care facilities," copyrighted in
1996, and hereby adopted by reference.
(b) Construction plans and specifications.
(1) Plans and specifications for each new
hospital and each alteration and addition to any existing hospital, other than
minor alterations, shall be prepared by an architect licensed in Kansas. "Minor
alterations" means those projects that meet the following conditions:
(A) Do not affect the structural integrity of
the building;
(B) do not change
functional operation;
(C) do not
affect fire safety; and
(D) do not
add beds or facilities over those for which the hospital is licensed.
(2) The preliminary
plan, plans and specifications at the outline specification stage, and plans
and specifications at the contract document stage shall be made available to
the licensing agency upon request.
(3) The preliminary plans shall include the
following:
(A) Sketch plans of the basement,
each floor, and the roof, indicating the space assignment, size, and outline of
fixed equipment;
(B) all
elevations and typical sections;
(C) a plot plan showing roads and parking
facilities; and
(D) areas and bed
capacities by floors.
(4) The outline specifications shall consist
of a general description of the construction, air conditioning, heating, and
ventilation systems.
(5) Contract
documents shall consist of working drawings that are complete and adequate for
bidding, contract, and construction purposes. Specifications shall supplement
the drawings to fully describe the types, sizes, capacities, workmanship,
finishes, and other characteristics of all materials and equipment. Before
commencing construction, the architect shall certify, in writing, to the agency
that the contract documents are in compliance with subsections (a), (b), and
(c) of this regulation. The written certification shall also include the
following:
(A) The name of the facility;
(B) a narrative description of
extent of the project;
(C) the
physical location of the project;
(D) any change in room numbers and bed
assignments; and
(E) the expected
completion date of the project to the licensing agency, which shall be provided
at least 30 days before the project completion date.
(c) The administrator of the
facility shall notify the state fire marshal's office of all hospital
construction, alterations, or additions at the preliminary planning stage.
(d) Access. Representatives of the
licensing agency shall, at all reasonable times, have access to work in
preparation or progress, and the contractor shall provide proper facilities for
the access and inspection. A complete set of plans and specifications shall be
available on the job site for use by licensing agency personnel.
