SECTION 310:675-5-24. Preparation of plans and specifications

(a)   Stage one. Preliminary plans and outline specifications shall be submitted and include sufficient information for approval by the Department of the following: scope of project; project location; required fire-safety and exiting criteria; building-construction type, compartmentation showing fire and smoke barriers, bed count and services; the assignment of all spaces, areas, and rooms for each floor level, including the basement. A nursing facility has the option, at its own risk, to bypass the stage one submittal and proceed directly to submittal of stage two documents. After the first review and before Department approval of stage one plans, the nursing facility at its own risk may choose to make a stage two submittal; a nursing facility electing this option would not be eligible for the fast track process.

(b)   Stage two. A proposed construction document shall be submitted that includes final drawings and specifications adequate for approval by the Department. All final plans and specifications shall be appropriately sealed and signed by an architect registered by the State of Oklahoma. All construction modifications of approved documents are subject to review and approval, and shall be submitted timely.

(1)   Fast-track projects. The fast track process applies only to stage two submittals. A stage one submittal and functional program must be approved before entering the fast track process.

(A)   Equipment and built-in furnishings are to be identified in the stage one submittal.

(B)   The nursing facility has the option to submit two packages: civil, landscaping and structural in stage one, and the balance of the components in stage two.

(C)   Fast-track projects shall have prior approval and be submitted in no more than four (4) separate packages.

(i)   Site work, foundation, structural, underslab mechanical, electrical, plumbing work, and related specifications.

(ii)   Complete architectural plans and specifications.

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

(iv)   Equipment and furnishings.

(2)   Radiation protection. Any project that includes radiology or special imaging equipment used in medical diagnosis, treatment, and therapy of residents, shall include plans, specifications, and shielding criteria, prepared by a qualified medical physicist. These plans shall be submitted and approved by the Department prior to installation of the equipment.

(c)   Reserved.

(d)   Floor plan scale. Floor plans are to be submitted at a scale of one-eighth (1/8) inch equals one (1) foot, with additional clarifying documents as required.

(e)   Application form. The submittal shall be made using a Department application form which requests information required by this Chapter and specifies the number of copies and format for document submittal.

[Source: Added at 34 Ok Reg 1305, eff 10-1-17; Amended at 36 Ok Reg 1748, eff 9-13-19]