04-06
UFAS
REQUIREMENT
VA
UFAS
NOTES
REFERENCE
(8'-0" x 6'-2")
(68" x 54") car inside
platform size
dimensions
No reference
Double set of handrails
19
Yes
No requirement
4.12 Windows
No reference
Sill height in patient bedrooms
20
600 mm (24")
No requirement
maximum
4.13 Doors and doorways
Patient bedroom door, minimum width
21
1150 mm (3' -10")
1100 mm (3' - 8")
Minimum clear opening to other rooms
22
850 mm (2' - 10")
800 mm (2' - 8")
4.16 Water closets
Grab bar configuration
Double swing-up
Side & back bars for
4.16.4
bars for most toilets
all accessible water
on Nursing Units
closets.
4.17 Toilet stalls
Minimum accessible stall size
23
1650 mm x 1800 mm 1500 mm x 1420*mm
4.17.3
(5'-6" x 6'-0")
(5'-0" x 4'-8")
Minimum size wheelchair "front-transfer" 1050 mm x 1800 mm 900 mm x 1650 mm
26
4.17.3
(3'-6" x 6'-0")
(3'-0" x 5'-6")
stall
Grab bars
Required in all stalls
Required in
See VA
4.17.6
accessible stalls
Std.
Detail #12
4.21 Shower stalls ( Patient )
4.21.2
Minimum stall dimensions
24
1200 mm x 1200 mm 900 mm x 900 mm
(4'-0" x 4'-0")
(3'-0" x 3'-0") or
750 mm x 1500 mm
(2'-6" x 5'-0")
4.21.4
Grab bars
Horizontal plus
Horizontal bars only
See VA
vertical bars
Std.
Detail
#13.1,
13.2, 13.3
4.22 Toilet rooms
Min. width of toilet room entrance doors
25
900 mm (36")
850 mm (34")
5.0. Cafeterias
5.1
Knee clearance, for minimum 5% tables
27
675 mm (2'-3") and
675 mm (2'- 3")
725 mm (2'-5") for
at least 5%
5.3
Cutlery and supply height
28
1000 mm-1200 mm
1350 mm (54") max.
(40" - 48")
6.0. Health Care Facilities
6.3
Medical/Surgical Nursing Units, percent
29
100%
10%
of patient bedrooms accessible
6.3
Medical/Surgical Nursing Units, percent
29
100%
10%
of toilet rooms accessible
*UFAS indicates slightly different metric equivalents than the ones which VA has adopted.
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