GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 571.1. Minimum standards.
ASF construction shall be in accordance with the latest edition of the Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospital and Health Care Facilities, as published by the American Institute of Architects/Academy of Architecture for Health including those guidelines established for various outpatient facilities. In the alternative, a facility shall meet the construction guidelines for specified types of surgical procedures as listed in Appendix A (relating to alternative construction guidelines). Where renovation or replacement work is performed within an existing facility, all new work or additions shall comply with the requirements for new construction.
Source The provisions of this § 571.1 amended October 22, 1999, effective November 22, 1999, 29 Pa.B. 5583. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (256599).
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