R432-4-15. Functional Program

The functional program required in R432-4-14(2)(a) must include the following:

(1) the purpose and proposed license category of the facility;

(2) services offered, including a detailed description of each service;

(3) ancillary services required to support each function or program;

(4) departmental relationships;

(5) services offered under contract by outside providers and the required in-house facilities to support these services;

(6) services shared with other licensure categories or functions;

(7) a description of anticipated in-patient workloads;

(8) a description of anticipated out-patient workloads;

(9) physical and mental condition of intended patients;

(10) patient age range;

(11) ambulatory condition of intended patients, such as non-ambulatory, mobile, or ambulatory;

(12) type and use of general or local anesthetics;

(13) use of physical or chemical restraints;

(14) special requirements which could affect the building;

(15) area requirements for each service offered, stated in net square feet;

(16) seclusion treatment rooms, if provided, including staff monitoring procedures;

(17) exhaust systems, medical gases, laboratory hoods, filters on air conditioning systems, and other special mechanical requirements;

(18) special electrical requirements;

(19) x-ray facilities, nurse call systems, communication systems, and other special systems;

(20) a list of specialized equipment which could require special dedicated services or special structures.

(21) a description of how essential core services will accommodate increased demand, if a building is designed for expansion;

(22) inpatient services, treatment areas, or diagnostic facilities planned or anticipated to be housed in other buildings, the construction type of the other buildings, and provisions for protecting the patient during transport between buildings.

(23) infection control risk assessment to determine the need for the number and types of isolation rooms over and above the minimum numbers required by the Guidelines.