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Call for Revisions to Guidelines
for Design and Construction of Hospital and Health Care Facilities Proposals for the 2005 edition due by the end of the year |
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The AIA and the Facility Guidelines Institute have already begun the process of revising the 2001 Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospital and Health Care Facilities. This book, one of the perennial bestsellers in the AIA Bookstore, is widely used by architects, engineers, and health-care professionals as a guideline, reference, or code. All may submit proposed revisions and/or additions to the existing Guidelines, which are revised every four years to keep pace with new concepts and capabilities in the delivery of health care. The proposed revisions will be considered for inclusion in the 2005 Guidelines. The proposal period begins October 1 and ends December 31. Proposals must be submitted on a special form. Revisions may be submitted electronically; the required form will be available through the AIA Web page, by October 1. Consensus process "We invite all experts to take this opportunity to implement their vision for the future of health-care design," said Joseph G. Sprague, FAIA, chair of the Guidelines Revision Committee. "If you have concerns about specific aspects of the design and construction of hospitals, nursing and other long-term care facilities, outpatient facilities, rehabilitation facilities, and psychiatric hospitals, now is the time to let them be known." Wide-ranging influence The 2005 revision will pay particular attention
to: More than 40 states and the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations reference the Guidelines for licensure or accreditation of health-care facilities. In addition, the federal government will continue to reference the Guidelines in regulating HUD 242 loan guarantee programs and Department of Health and Human Services medical facilities. How to submit revisions Only those proposals submitted on the formwhether electronic or in hard copywill be accepted for consideration. No proposed revisions will be accepted after December 31. Copyright 2002 The American Institute of Architects. All rights reserved. |
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