Design Criteria - Facility Guidelines Institute (FGI)
What is the requirement for organizations to use when assessing building design and construction criteria?
Any examples are for illustrative purposes only.
When planning for new, altered, or renovated space, the applicable standard is EC.02.06.05. The hospital manages its environment during demolition, renovation, or new construction to reduce risk to those in the organization.
The Joint Commission expects organizations to assess building design and construction requirements based on local, state, and federal regulations and codes. Typically, an organization's controlling authority for this issue is their state health department licensing entity. The organization would have to check their licensing rules to determine their criteria and whether retroactive compliance is allowed.
When these entities are silent on a particular design criterion, The Joint Commission recognizes the most recent edition of the Facility Guidelines Institute (FGI) Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospitals for new construction and renovation.
Additional resources:
Click here for a read only copy of FGI
When planning for new, altered, or renovated space, the applicable standard is EC.02.06.05. The hospital manages its environment during demolition, renovation, or new construction to reduce risk to those in the organization.
The Joint Commission expects organizations to assess building design and construction requirements based on local, state, and federal regulations and codes. Typically, an organization's controlling authority for this issue is their state health department licensing entity. The organization would have to check their licensing rules to determine their criteria and whether retroactive compliance is allowed.
When these entities are silent on a particular design criterion, The Joint Commission recognizes the most recent edition of the Facility Guidelines Institute (FGI) Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospitals for new construction and renovation.
Additional resources:
Click here for a read only copy of FGI
Manual:
Ambulatory
Chapter:
Environment of Care EC
First published date: April 11, 2016
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