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This is a 4 page paper that provides an overview of facility design. Impacts of environmental regulations on design are explored. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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the Occupational Safety and Health Adminsitration (OSHA) and the Joint Commission of the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). Certificate of Need (CON) programs All organizations that undergo a
remodel or renovation are subject to environmental impact concerns. The renovation of the VA Clinic in question is no exception. For legal and regulatory reasons, it is the responsibility of
all facilities to meet certain environmental standards, and to adhere to all laws at the local, state, and federal level. This is especially true for health facilities, in that these
have to deal with regulatory concerns related to the storage, handling, and disposal of hazardous waste, a practice which is heavily regulated by groups such as the Joint Commission of
the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Slide 2 Regulatory requirements can be local, state, or federal in nature. Local:
In house policies and facility design to determine compliance State: State definitions of hazardous waste and mandated disposal practices Federal: Regulations issued by bodies such as OSHA, JCAHO, the Department
of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA). Having determined that it is the responsibility of organizations to meet all regulatory requirements, it
is time to look at those particular requirements. As mentioned previously, legal and regulatory matters exist at the local, state, and federal levels for health care facilities, and involve a
wide number of organizations. In the case of health care facilities, agencies need to meet standards set forth by OSHA and the JCAHO, as well as the Department of Health
and Human Services (DHHS0, the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), and any state-level laws. At the local level, of course, facility management is accomplished through in-house policies and the overall
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