Department of Veterans Affairs
VA Space Planning Criteria 7610-(270)
Washington, DC 20420
September 2006
NSF if the number of Kinesiotherapy FTE positions authorized is between seven
and twelve. Provide an additional 210 NSF if the number of Kinesiotherapy FTE
positions authorized is greater than twelve.
Provide spaces below if number of projected KT Treatment Stations and KT
Psychiatric Treatment Stations is less than seven.
8. KT: Basic Clinic: Treatment Area (PTTC1) ........................ 360 NSF (33.5 NSM)
Provide one if number of projected KT Treatment Stations is less than seven.
9. KT: Basic Clinic: Storage (SRS01) ......................................... 60 NSF (5.6 NSM)
Provide one if number of projected KT Treatment Stations is less than seven.
D. Occupational Therapy (OT)
1. OT: Sub-Waiting (WRC01) ..................................................... 40 NSF (3.7 NSM)
Minimum NSF. Divide the projected number of annual OT Treatment Station clinic
stops by 2,130 to calculate the number of projected OT Treatment Stations. (See
Table 1). Provide an additional 40 NSF per each whole increment of two
projected OT Treatment Stations greater than two.
Provide two seats per projected OT Treatment Station; allocate one at 15 NSF
and one at 25 NSF.
2. OT: Treatment Clinic (PTTC1) ............................................ 650 NSF (60.4 NSM)
Minimum NSF. Divide the projected number of annual OT Treatment Station clinic
stops by 2,130 to calculate the number of projected OT Treatment Stations. (See
Table 1). Provide one if projected number of OT Treatment Stations is ten or
greater. Provide an additional 65 NSF per projected OT Treatment Station
greater than ten. Provide an additional 200 NSF if a formalized rehabilitation
treatment program addressing the needs of special emphasis groups and / or
other specially designated programs is in Concept of Operations. If less than ten
provide OT Basic Clinic: Treatment Area (PTTC1).
3. OT: Exercise Area (XXYYZ) ..................................................... 65 NSF 6.0 NSM)
Provide one per Occupational Therapy. Provide an additional area per every
whole increment of three OT Treatment Stations greater than three.
4. OT: Storage, Equipment (SRE01)......................................... 100 NSF (9.3 NSM)
Minimum NSF. Provide one if number of projected OT Treatment Stations is ten
or greater. Provide an additional 10 NSF per each projected OT Treatment
Station greater than ten. If less than ten provide OT Basic Clinic: Storage
(SRS01).
5. OT: Special Treatment Room (XXYYC).............................. 120 NSF (11.2 NSM)
Provide one per Occupational Therapy. Provide an additional room per every
whole increment of three OT Treatment Stations greater than three.
The OT Special Treatment Room provides a private, controlled environment for
therapeutic treatment.
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