Section 129730 Of Article 2. Definitions From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 107. >> Part 7. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 2.
129730
. (a) Space for the following functions shall be considered
"outpatient clinical services," when provided in a freestanding
building that is separated from a hospital building where inpatient
hospital services are provided: administrative space; central sterile
supply; storage; morgue and autopsy facilities; employee dressing
rooms and lockers; janitorial and housekeeping facilities; and
laundry.
(b) The outpatient portions of the following services may also be
delivered in a freestanding building and shall be considered
"outpatient clinical services:" surgical; chronic dialysis;
psychiatry; rehabilitation; occupational therapy; physical therapy;
maternity; dentistry; and chemical dependency.
(c) Services that duplicate basic services, as defined in
subdivision (a) of Section 1250, or services that are provided as
part of a basic service, but are not required for facility licensure
may also be provided in a freestanding building.
(d) The office shall not approve any plans that propose to locate
any function listed in subdivision (a) in a freestanding building
until the State Department of Health Services certifies to the office
that it has received and approved a plan acceptable to the State
Department of Health Services that demonstrates how the health
facility will continue to provide all basic services in the event of
any emergency when the freestanding building may no longer remain
functional.
(e) Services listed in subdivisions (b) and (c) are subject to the
same 25-percent inpatient limitation described in Section 129725.