1. (a) General considerations. See 20 CAR § 41-146(a), physical facilities.
2. (b) General construction considerations. See 20 CAR § 146(a), physical facilities.
3. (c) Site location, inspection, approval, and subsoil investigation. See 20 CAR § 41-146(d) – (m), physical facilities.
4. (d) Construction documents. See 20 CAR § 41-146(k), physical facilities.
5. (e) Codes and standards. See 20 CAR § 41-146(a) and (o), physical facilities.

6. (f) General requirements for infirmaries.

   1. (1) General consideration — New construction only. See 20 CAR § 41-146(a), physical facilities.

   2. (2) Nursing unit — Medical.

      1. (A) Note. The infirmaries shall only provide medical services as stated in 20 CAR § 41-147, patient accommodations — adult medical, surgical — communicable or pulmonary disease.
      2. (B) Patient rooms. See 20 CAR § 41-147, patient accommodations — adult medical, surgical — communicable or pulmonary disease.
      3. (C) Service areas. See 20 CAR § 41-147, patient accommodations — adult medical, surgical — communicable or pulmonary disease.
      4. (D) Isolation rooms. See 20 CAR § 41-147, patient accommodations — adult medical, surgical — communicable or pulmonary disease.

7. (g) Outpatient clinic.

   1. (1) General. Note.

      1. (A) The outpatient facilities, if provided shall be contained within the infirmary only.
      2. (B) See 20 CAR § 41-179, physical facilities — outpatient care facilities.
   2. (2) Outpatient clinical services. See 20 CAR § 41-179, physical facilities — outpatient care facilities.
   3. (3) Administration and public areas. See 20 CAR § 41-179, physical facilities — outpatient care facilities.
   4. (4) Clinical facilities. See 20 CAR § 41-179, physical facilities — outpatient care facilities.

8. (h) Radiology suite if provided.

   1. (1) See 20 CAR § 41-155, physical facilities — imaging suite.
   2. (2) Note. Mobile CT, MRI, and litho units shall not be provided at infirmaries.
9. (i) Laboratory suite. See 20 CAR § 41-158, physical facilities — laboratory services.
10. (j) Physical therapy and respiratory care suite. See 20 CAR § 41-159, physical facilities — rehabilitation therapy department.
11. (k) Occupational therapy, recreational therapy, speech/hearing/audio unit suite if provided. See 20 CAR § 41-159, physical facilities — rehabilitation therapy department.
12. (l) Pharmacy suite. See 20 CAR § 41-161, physical facilities — pharmacy.
13. (m) Dietary facilities. See 20 CAR § 41-162, physical facilities — dietary facilities.
14. (n) Administration and public areas. See 20 CAR § 41-163, physical facilities — administration and public areas.
15. (o) Medical record unit. See 20 CAR § 164, physical facilities — health information unit.
16. (p) Central medical supply department. See 20 CAR § 41-166, physical facilities — central supply and receiving.
17. (q) Central supplies and receiving. See 20 CAR § 41-166, physical facilities — central supply and receiving.
18. (r) Laundry services. See 20 CAR § 41-167, physical facilities — linen services.
19. (s) Facilities for cleaning and sanitizing carts and environmental services. See 20 CAR § 41-168, physical facilities — cleaning and sanitizing carts, employee facilities, and environmental closets.
20. (t) Employee facilities. See 20 CAR § 169, physical facilities — engineering service and equipment areas.
21. (u) Engineering services and equipment areas. 20 CAR § 169, physical facilities — engineering service and equipment.
22. (v) Waste processing services. See 20 CAR § 41-170, physical facilities — waste processing services.
23. (w) Details and finishes. See 20 CAR § 41-171, physical facilities — details and finishes.
24. (x) Construction. See 20 CAR § 172, physical facilities — construction, including fire-resistive requirements.
25. (y) Elevators. See 20 CAR § 175, physical facilities — electrical standards.
26. (z) Mechanical requirements. See 20 CAR § 173, physical facilities — mechanical requirements.

Codification Notes: “CT” means computerized tomography. "MRI" means magnetic resonance imaging.