Department of Veterans Affairs
VA Space Planning Criteria (220)
Washington, DC 20420
December 2006
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PURPOSE AND SCOPE
A. This document outlines Space Planning Criteria for Chapter 220: Credit Union. It
applies to all medical facilities at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
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DEFINITIONS
A. Concept of Operations: A user-developed guide to the functional operation of the VA
healthcare facility. It defines the function of the facility and the scope of medical
services to be provided in the new or remodeled space.
B. Credit Union: A cooperative organization chartered by state or federal government
that accepts savings from its members and makes low interest loans to its members.
Credit unions are normally formed among members who are employed by the same
company or are members of the same organization.
C. Departmental Net to Gross (DNTG) Conversion Factor: A parameter, determined by
the VA for each space planning criteria chapter, used to convert the programmed Net
Square Foot (NSF) area to the Department Gross Square Foot (DGSF) area. The
DNTG Departmental Conversion Factor for Credit Union is 1.30.
D. Full-Time Equivalent (FTE): A staffing parameter equal to the amount of time
assigned to one full time employee. It may be composed of several part-time
employees whose total time commitment equals that of a full-time employee. One
FTE equals a 40 hours per week.
E. Full Service Credit Union: A program that employs a full-time staff to serve eligible
Credit Union members.
F. Functional Area: The grouping of rooms and spaces based on their function within a
clinical service. Typical Functional Areas are Reception Areas, Patient Areas, Support
Areas, Staff and Administrative Areas, and Residency Program.
G. Input Data Statements: A set of questions designed to elicit information about the
healthcare project in order to create a Program for Design (PFD) based on the criteria
parameters set forth in this document. Input Data Statements could be Mission
related, based in the project's Concept of Operations; and Workload or Staffing
related, based on projections and data provided by the VHA or the VISN about the
estimated model of operation for the facility. This information is processed through
mathematical and logical operations in VA-SEPS.
H. Itinerant Service Credit Union: A program of part-time service provided by a full-time
Credit Union employee based at another location, making scheduled visits, or by a
part-time employee designated to serve on a regular schedule.
I.
Program for Design (PFD): A space program based on criteria set forth in this
document and specific information about Concept of Operations, workload projections
and staffing levels authorized.
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