Department of Veterans Affairs
VA Space Planning Criteria (Chapter 312)
Washington, DC 20420
December 2006
2. What percentage of the total number of beds for How many Domiciliary Homeless
Program is authorized for two-bed patient bedrooms? Default is 70% two-beds, 30%
one-bed. (M)
3. What percentage of the total number of beds for Health Maintenance Program two-
bed patient bedrooms? Default is 70% two-beds, 30% one-bed. (M)
4. What percentage of the total number of beds for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Residential Rehabilitation Program (PRRP) is authorized for two-bed patient
bedrooms? Default is 70% two-beds, 30% one-bed. (M)
5. What percentage of the total number of beds forTraumatic Brain Injury Program is
authorized for two-bed patient bedrooms? Default is 0% two-beds, 100% one-bed.
(M)
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SPACE CRITERIA
A. Reception Areas
1. Reception / Waiting (XXXXX)......................................................60 NSF (5.6 NSM)
Provide one per Domiciliary , if more than one unit.
This area serves as access control point for domiciliary with multiple units.
2. Consultation (XXXXX) .............................................................120 NSF (11.2 NSM)
Provide one per Domiciliary.
3. Toilet, Public (XXXXX).................................................................50 NSF (4.7 NSM)
Provide one for male and one for female per Domiciliary.
B. Patient Care Unit: Patient Areas
1. Waiting, Public (XXXXX) .............................................................60 NSF (5.6 NSM)
Provide one per each Domiciliary Patient Care Unit.
2. Toilet, Public (XXXXX).................................................................50 NSF (4.7 NSM)
Provide one per each Domiciliary Patient Care Unit.
3. Lounge, Patient (XXXXX) ........................................................560 NSF (52.1 NSM)
Minimum NSF. Provide one per each Domiciliary Patient Care Unit. Provide an
additional 20 NSF per each patient bed greater than twenty-five. Maximum 640 NSF.
This total area may be allocated into smaller Patient Lounges within each Patient
Care Unit.
4. Bedroom, One-Bed (XXXXX) ..................................................120 NSF (11.2 NSM)
Provide one per each One-Bed Patient Bedroom authorized for every Domiciliary
Patient Care Unit.
5. Bedroom, Two-Bed (XXXXX) ..................................................200 NSF (18.6 NSM)
Provide one per each Two-Bed Bedroom authorized for every Domiciliary Patient
Care Unit.
6. Bariatric Bedroom, One-Bed (XXXXX)....................................160 NSF (14.9NSM)
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