Department of Veterans Affairs
VA Space Planning Criteria (Chapter 204)
Washington, DC 20420
February 2007
This room accommodates the special equipment used to fit assistive devices and
assistive listening devices and to demonstrate such devices in a simulated home
environment. This room is used by the audiologist to provide counseling and
auditory rehabilitation or other therapy to groups of patients and / or family
members. This room can also be configured for individual therapy.
7. Instrument Calibration and Storage (XXXXX) .................... 140 NSF (13.1 NSM)
Minimum NSF. Provide an additional 60 NSF if the annual projected number of
Audiology Clinic stops is greater than 1400.
This area accommodates the facilities required to maintain, modify, calibrate and
store clinical and research equipment and supplies.
8. Electrophysiology (XXXXX) ................................................ 120 NSF (11.2 NSM)
Provide one per Audiology Clinic.
This room accommodates the specialized equipment utilized in measuring
auditory evoked potentials, such as brainstem auditory evoked potentials (ABR)
or electrocochleography (ECOG) for diagnostic purposes.
9. Hearing Aid Fabrication / Modification (XXXXX) ............... 150 NSF (14.0 NSM)
Minimum NSF. Provide one per Audiology Clinic. Provide an additional 60 NSF if
the annual projected number of Audiology Clinic stops is greater than 1400.
This room accommodates the special equipment used to fabricate and modify
custom hearing aids and ear molds. This room also provides storage for parts and
supplies.
10. Posturography (XXXXX) ...................................................... 150 NSF (14.0 NSM)
Provide one per Audiology Clinic and if in Concept of Operations.
This room accommodates special equipment used to evaluate balance disorders.
11. Vestibulography (XXXXX) ................................................... 150 NSF (14.0 NSM)
Provide one per Audiology Clinic.
This room accommodates the special equipment utilized in performing
electronystagmography (ENG) or videonystagmography (VNG) for patients with
balance or vestibular disorders.
12. Sinusoidal Vertical Axis
Rotational Test (Rotary Chair) (XXXXX) ............................. 240 NSF (22.3 NSM)
Provide one per Audiology Clinic and if in Concept of Operations.
This room accommodates special equipment utilized in performing vertical axis rotational
tests for patients with vestibular disorders.
13. Cerumen Management (XXXXX) ......................................... 140 NSF (13.1 NSM)
Provide one per Audiology Clinic and if in Concept of Operations.
This accommodates special equipment for cerumen management (ear wax
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