Nursing Home Design Guide
2006
Abbreviations (cont'd)
LEED
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
LUX
Lumen Per Square Meter
MDS
Minimum Data Set
NFPA
National Fire Protection Association
NHCU
Nursing Home Care Unit
NHRA
Nursing Home Reform Act (of 1987)
NSF
Net Square Feet
NSM
Net Square Meters
NTS
Not to Scale
OBRA
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (of 1987)
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OT
Occupational Therapy
PG
Program Guide
PT
Physical Therapy
RUG
Resource Utilization Group
RH
Relative Humidity
RT
Recreation Therapy
SF
Square Feet, Square Foot
SVH
State Veterans Home
SqM
Square Meters
TV
Television
UBC
Uniform Building Code
UFAS
Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards
UPS
Uninterruptible Power Supply
USGBC
United States Green Building Council
V
Volts
VA
Department of Veterans Affairs
VACO
Veterans Affairs Central Office
Office of Facilities Management
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