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 712 - Standards Of Construction For General Hospital Facilities
Subpart 712-1 - Standards For General Hospital Construction Projects Approved Or Completed Prior To October 14, 1998
Section 712-1.17 - Rehabilitation therapy services departments
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 12, March 26, 2025
When rehabilitation therapy services are provided within a hospital, adequate space and equipment to fulfill the approved scope of services shall be provided. The service area shall have level access or an elevator for both inpatients and outpatients needing such services. Space shall be provided for the following functions, which may be part of an outpatient service department:
(a) a reception and waiting area;
(b) office space, as required by workload;
(c) examination rooms, as required by the number or patients served;
(d) exercise and treatment areas, which may be subdivided by cubicle curtains to permit individual treatment and training in ambulation, stair-climbing and activities of daily living and shall include a lavatory;
(e) a hydrotherapy area with cubicle curtains;
(f) toilet rooms for patient use;
(g) storage space for physical therapy supplies and equipment; and
(h) conference space for staff meetings and staff teaching sessions which may be shared with other departments, and centrally located within the hospital.
