HCS 446 Week 2 Environmental Impact Outline

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HCS 446 Week 2 Environmental Impact Outline
HCS 446 Week 2 Environmental Impact Outline
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Year: 2016
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HCS 446 Week 2 Environmental Impact Outline

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word outline for one of the following issues in renovation or new planning of a health care facility:

  • Hazardous waste management
  • Fire and safety management
  • Disaster management
  • Security management
  • ADA guidelines

    • Note. Each Learning Team is assigned a different area so there is no duplication. The outline is used in the 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:

    • Occupational Safety and Health Administration
    • Joint Commission of the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
    • Your state’s health planning and development agency
    • Department of Health and Human Services
    • 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?
  • What are issues to consider when meeting the International Building Code for a facility?
  • What measurements may be done in advance of the new plan or renovation?
  • List the stakeholders that may play a role in your development..

Format your outline consistent with APA guidelines.