SECTION 310:616-5-4. Construction

(a)   Location. The facility shall be serviced by all weather roads and available to private and emergency vehicles at all times.

(b)   Parking. Parking shall be made available for patients, staff and visitors. (See Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards [UFAS] and American National Standards Institute Standard A117.1 [ANSI), American Standard Specification for Making Buildings and Facilities Accessible to and Useable by the Physically Handicapped).

(c)   Building plans and specifications. Before the start of construction, plans and specifications covering the construction of new buildings or major alterations to existing buildings, shall be submitted to the Department for review and approval.

(d)   Staged submission. Prepared plans and specifications shall be submitted in two stages.

(1)   Stage one shall contain sufficient information to establish the scope of the project, project location, required fire safety and exiting criteria, building construction type, bed count and services, and assignment of all spaces for all floors.

(2)   Stage two shall be the final drawings and specifications. This submittal shall be complete and adequate for proposed contract purposes. All final plans and specifications shall be sealed and signed by an architect registered by the State of Oklahoma. All construction modifications of approved documents are subject to review and approval by the Department and shall be submitted as is timely.

(e)   Construction start. Construction, other than minor alterations, shall not commence until the stage two plan-review has been approved.

(f)   Special submittal. Fast-Tract projects must have prior approval and shall be submitted in a maximum of four separate packages:

(1)   Foundation, structural, underslab, mechanical, electrical and plumbing work, and related specifications.

(2)   Complete architectural plans and specifications.

(3)   All mechanical, electrical, and plumbing plans and specifications.

(4)   Equipment and furnishings.

(5)   Automatic sprinkler systems. A minimum of two sets of sprinkler system show drawings, specifications and calculations (if applicable) prepared by the installer, shall be submitted to the office of the State Fire Marshall for review and approval prior to the installation of the proposed system in the project.

(g)   Construction. The completed construction shall be in compliance with the approved drawings and specifications., including all addenda or modifications to the project.

(h)   Final inspection. A final inspection, prior to occupancy, will be scheduled for the purpose of verifying compliance with the licensing standards, plans and specifications.

[Source: Added at 9 Ok Reg 1715, eff 4-23-92 (emergency); Added at 9 Ok Reg 1979, eff 6-11-92]