Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a) The
construction drawings submitted with the operational program narrative shall
indicate the following:
(1) Separation and
access to the abortion facility is maintained as described by National Fire
Protection Association code 101,1997 edition, if the facility is part of
another building. Building entrances used to reach the abortion facility shall
be at grade level, clearly marked, and located so that patients need not go
through other activity areas. Lobbies of multi-occupancy buildings maybe
shared. Design shall preclude unrelated traffic within the abortion
facility.
(2) Facility design
ensures patient audible and visual privacy and dignity during interviews,
examinations, procedures and recovery.
(3) Provisions for convenient access to and
use of emergency equipment.
(4)
Ceilings and walls in the procedure room are readily washable.
(5) Toilet rooms in recovery areas for
patient use are equipped with doors and hardware that permit access from the
outside in emergencies. When such rooms have only one opening or are small, the
doors shall open outward or be otherwise designed to open without pressing
against a patient who may have collapsed within the room.
(6) The building has an elevator with a
minimum car inside floor dimension of not less that five (5) feet, if the
abortion facility is located above or below the ground floor level of a
multi-story building.
(7) Airflow
and exhaust are controlled to ensure movement of air from clean to less clean
areas to maintain asepsis control.
(b) An abortion facility built after the
effective date of this Chapter shall comply with National Fire Protection
Association code 101, 1997 edition, Chapter 26, "New Business Occupancies,"
which is incorporated by reference. (c) An abortion facility existing at the
time of the effective date of this Chapter shall comply with National Fire
Protection Association code 101, 1997 edition, Chapter 27 "Existing Business
Occupancies," which is incorporated by reference. (d) The Department shall
return construction drawings to the facility upon licensure.
