HCS/446 Week 3 Discussion: Facility Compliance Requirements
HCS/446: Facility Planning
Wk 3 Discussion: Facility Compliance Requirements [due Thurs]
Discussion Topic
You are a city council member for a distant suburb of Gotham City, New York. Your suburb does not have its own hospital; in fact, the nearest hospital is 20 miles away. Last week, two competing health care systems both approached the city council about building a hospital within city limits. The city council chairperson has called for a special meeting to discuss these proposals. She is asking all members to do some research and submit a written summary of what legal, moral and regulatory factors that must be considered by the city council.
What do you consider are the most important legal and regulatory factors, that must be discussed in the meeting? Discuss one from Regulatory (Federal, State or Local) and one from the Ethical list below:
REGULATORY:
Federal
• .Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA)101 Life Safety Code for health care occupancies
• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration(OSHA)
• Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments(CLIA)
• Medicare and Medicaid Conditions of Participation (CMS)
• The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA)
• The Joint Commission
State
• State licensing agency (health, aging, or senior services)
• State fire codes enforced by the state fire marshal
• State building codes
• Department of Health Services
• State Health Planning Certificate of Need (CON)
Local
• Planning and zoning laws
• Local building codes
• Local fire department and city-specific fire requirements
• Architectural and detailed construction plans
LEGAL/ETHICAL
• Never 28
• Negligence/Malpractice
• Doctor / Patient Confidentiality
• Mandatory Reporting
• Autonomy/Beneficence/Justice
Response Requirements
• By Thursday, respond to the prompt above in a minimum of 175 words (a reference is required)
• By Monday, post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member (minimum of 100 words).
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