VA HANDBOOK 7610 (240)
August 20, 1986
3. PROGRAM DATA REQUIRED
a. Medical Center Laboratory
(1) Staffing projections by categories of laboratory personnel, pathology residents and medical technology students from
the completed Laboratory Functional Activity/Staffing check (LFAC).
(2) Projected Laboratory Clinical Activity Profile (LCAP) Level (S, M, L, or VL).
(3) VHA approval for Electron Microscopy Suite.
(4) Laboratory Administrative Data.
(5) Academic Affiliation Status.
b. Satellite or Independent Outpatient Clinic Laboratory
(1) Project Laboratory Clinical Activity Profile (LCAP) Level (OCS or OC).
(2) Staffing projections by Laboratory Functional Activity categories.
4. SPACE DETERMINATIONS
Sections a, b, c, and d apply to Medical Center Laboratories. Section applies to
Independent (OC) and Satellite (OCS) Outpatient Clinic Laboratories.
a. Administrative Offices
Offices should be arranged for good administrative control and professional
supervision of a well-coordinated Laboratory Service. Offices for the Chief of
Service, a d eputy and secretary or secretaries should be adjacent. Offices for staff
pathologists may be grouped together with certain exceptions. There should be a
staff pathologist's office in connection with an electron microscopy suite and offices
for either staff pathologists or senior scientists who are reponsible for major
laboratory sections, i.e., anatomic pathology, chemistry, blood bank, microbiology,
etc., located within those areas.
(1) Chief, Laboratory Service, Office And Microscope Area
(a) Levels VL and L .........................................................................................................................16.7 NSM (180 NSF)
This space will accommodate up to six persons (sitting and/or standing), in
addition to the chief pathologist, performing the following functions:
1. Administrative meetings with laboratory and/or other hospital staff.
2. Medical consultations/discussions/demonstrations often involving use of a multi-
headed microscope with clinical/surgical staff.
(b) Levels M and S ..........................................................................................................................11.2 NSM (120 NSF)
This space will accommodate up to six persons (standing) or two persons, in
addition to the pathologists, utilizing a dual-viewing microscope.
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