Department Of Veterans Affairs
VA Space Planning Criteria (Chapter 110)
Washington, DC 20420
December 2006
H. The Isolation / Seclusion Room will be designed to eliminate self-injury by the patient.
The room will be located close to the Nurse Station and be served by an anteroom,
which acts as a buffer zone between the patient room and the corridor. The door from
the patient room and for the bathroom will open out into the anteroom and will not have
hardware on the interior (patient side) of the room.
I.
Ceilings should be of tamper-resistant gypsum board. Air diffusers, lighting fixtures, fire
suppression systems, and other required fixtures should be of the tamper resistant type.
J. Security and safety devices should be tamper proof.
K. Refer to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Facilities Management
Handbooks, Standards, Standard Details, and Design Guides for technical criteria.
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