Resource: Environmental Impact Outline document on the student website
Develop an outline for hazardous waste management, fire and safety management, disaster management, security management, or ADA guidelines for a renovation or new planning of a health care facility. Each team is assigned a different area so there is no duplication. The outline will then be used for a final presentation in Week Five.
Include the following information in your outline: Write an overview of your assigned environmental impact issue.
Examine local, state, and federal legal and regulatory requirements. Consider the following agencies:
o Occupational Safety and Health Administration o Joint Commission of the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations o Your state’ s health planning and development agency o Department of Health and Human Services
o Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments and other agencies as applicable to facility planning
Is there a Certificate of Need( CON) program for your state? If so, explain the program. If there is not a CON for your state, was there one in the past and when was it eliminated?
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