Article 21

PLAN REVIEW, BUILDING INSPECTION AND

CERTIFICATION OF SURGICAL CLINICS,

CHRONIC DIALYSIS CLINICS AND

OUTPATIENT SERVICES CLINICS

7-2100 Scope of responsibilities.¶

7-2100. Scope of responsibilities.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in these regulations, a city or county building jurisdiction shall be responsible for plan review and building inspection of new construction or alteration of clinic facilities specified in 7-2100(a)(1), (2), (3) and (4) and shall also provide certification that the clinic facilities identified in 7-2100(a)(1), (2) and (3) are in conformance with the applicable clinic provisions in the latest edition of the Cali- fornia Building Standards Code. For clinic facilities identified in 7-2100(a)(1), (2) or (3), construction or alteration shall include buildings converted to the specific purpose.

Surgical clinic as defined in Health and Safety Code, Section 1204(b)(1).
Chronic dialysis clinic as defined in Health and Safety Code, Section 1204(b)(2).
Surgical and/or chronic dialysis clinic building which is freestanding from a building where hospital services are provided and as defined in Health and Safety Code, Section 129725(b)(1).
Any building where hospital outpatient clinical services are provided that is freestanding from a hospital building, as defined in Health and Safety Code, Section 129725(a), except those buildings identified in 7-2100(a)(3).

(b) The city or county shall not establish or apply building standards for the construction or alteration of hospital licensed freestanding clinics, as described in Section 72100(a)(3) and (4), which are more restrictive or comprehensive than comparable building standards established or applied to clinic facilities which are not hospital licensed pursuant to Health and Safety Code, Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1200) of Division 2.

Authority: Health and Safety Code Sections 18929 and 129675–130070.

Reference: Health and Safety Code Section 129885.

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7-2101 Surgical clinic and chronic dialysis clinic project¶

7-2101. Surgical clinic and chronic dialysis clinic project submittal to the local building jurisdiction.

(a) The governing authority or owner of a clinic, as described in Section 7-2100(a)1 and 2, shall submit construction plans to the city or county, as applicable, for plan review, building inspection and certification. Certification by the local building jurisdiction shall indicate that the project clinic is in conformance with the applicable clinic provisions in the latest edition of the California Building Standards Code.

Exception: Notwithstanding Section 7-2100(a)(1) and (2), the governing authority or owner may request the Office to perform the plan review and certification, pursuant to Section 7-2102.

(b) Upon the clinic’s initial submittal of project plans, the city or county shall advise the governing authority or owner, in writing, of its decision that plan review services will either include certification or not include certification.

(c) If the city or county indicates to the governing authority or owner that it will include certification with plan review of the specified clinic project, the city or county shall:

Review plans to all applicable provisions in the latest edition of the California Building Standards Code and;
Provide written certification to the applicant within 30 days of completion of construction that the applicable clinic provisions have been met.

(d) If the city or county indicates to the applicant that it will not include certification with plan review of the specified clinic project, the city or county shall review the plans to the provisions of the latest edition of the California Building Standards Code, excluding the clinic provisions. The governing authority or owner shall also submit the following items to the Office:

A completed application and construction documents for the clinic project, pursuant to Section 7-113, and;
A fee, pursuant to Section 7-2106.

(e) The Office shall review the construction documents to determine whether or not the clinic project meets the applicable clinic provisions in the latest edition of the California Building Standards Code.

(f) Upon completion of plan review and receipt of all applicable fees, the Office shall provide the clinic applicant with written certification that the project construction documents meet the clinic provisions in the latest edition of the California Building Standards Code.

(g) Building construction inspection for the clinic project shall be performed by the local jurisdiction.

7-2102 Request for the office to provide plan review for¶

7-2102. Request for the office to provide plan review for surgical clinics and chronic dialysis clinics.

(a) If the governing authority or owner of a clinic, as described in Section 7-2100(a)(1) or (2), elects to request the Office to provide plan review services for a clinic project, in lieu of the city or county, the request shall be submitted to the Office in writing. The Office will consult with the applicable local building jurisdiction prior to acceptance or nonaccep

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tance of the plan review request and subsequently notify the clinic, in writing, of its decision.

(b) If the Office agrees to provide plan review and certification services for the governing authority or owner, the applicant shall submit the following items to the Office:

A completed application and design construction documents for the clinic project, pursuant to Section 7-113, and;
A fee, pursuant to Section 7-2106. (c) The Office shall review the plans to all applicable provisions in the latest edition of the California Building Stan- dards Code.

(d) Upon completion of plan review and receipt of all applicable fees, the Office shall provide the applicant with written certification that the project construction documents meet the applicable clinic provisions in the latest edition of the California Building Standards Code.

(e) Building construction inspection for the project clinic shall be performed by the local building jurisdiction. Therefore, the governing authority or owner shall submit to the city or county applicable project documents required for these building inspection services.

7-2103 Hospital outpatient services clinic project submit-¶

7-2103. Hospital outpatient services clinic project submit- tal to local building jurisdiction.

(a) The hospital governing authority or owner of a freestanding outpatient services clinic, as described in Section 72100(a)(3) or (4), shall submit construction plans to the city or county, as applicable, for plan review and building inspection, pursuant to this section or may request the Office to perform plan review and building inspection, pursuant to Section 7-2104. Certification by the local building jurisdiction that the project clinic is in conformance with the applicable clinic provisions in the latest edition of the California Building Standards Code is also required for clinics described in 72100(a)(3).

(b) If the hospital governing authority or owner of a clinic, as described in Section 7-2100(a)(3), initially submits clinic plans to the city or county for plan review, the city or county shall respond to the clinic owner, in writing, stating its decision of whether or not the plan review will include certification.

(c) If the city or county indicates to the hospital governing authority or owner that it will include certification with plan review of the specified clinic project, the city or county shall:

Review plans to all applicable provisions in the latest edition of the California Building Standards Code and;
Provide written certification to the applicant within 30 days of completion of construction that the applicable clinic provisions have been met. (d) If the city or county indicates to the hospital governing authority or owner that it will not include certification with plan review of the specified clinic project, the city or county shall review the plans to the provisions of the latest edition of the California Building Standards Code, excluding the clinic

provisions. The applicant shall also submit the following items to the Office:

A completed application, construction documents for the clinic project, pursuant to Section 7-113, and;
A fee, pursuant to Section 7-2106. (e) The Office shall review the construction documents for certification to determine whether or not the clinic project meets the applicable clinic provisions in the latest edition of the California Building Standards Code.

(f) Upon completion of plan review and receipt of all applicable fees, the Office shall provide the clinic applicant with certification that the project construction documents meet the applicable clinic provisions in the latest edition of the California Building Standards Code.

(g) Building construction inspection for the project clinic shall be performed by the local building jurisdiction.

7-2104 Plan review and building inspection by the office¶

7-2104. Plan review and building inspection by the office for hospital outpatient services clinics.

(a) The hospital governing authority, as described in Section 7-2100(a)(3) or (4), may request that the Office perform plan review and building inspection for a clinic project, in lieu of the city or county performing these services. This request shall be submitted to the Office in writing.

(b) The Office shall perform the requested plan review and building inspection services when the hospital governing authority submits the following items to the Office:

A completed application, construction documents for the clinic project, pursuant to Section 7-113; and
A fee, pursuant to Section 7-2106. (c) For clinic facilities described in Section 7-2100(a)(3), upon completion of the building construction and receipt of all applicable fees, the Office will provide certification that the construction documents and construction comply with the applicable provisions in the California Building Standards Code.

(d) A clinic building which has been accepted by the Office, pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section, shall remain under the jurisdiction of the Office for plan review and building inspection of any subsequent alterations, unless the hospital governing authority or owner submits written notification to the Office, requesting the applicable city or county building jurisdiction to conduct plan review and building inspection for subsequent construction projects of the specified clinic.

Authority: Health and Safety Code Sections 18929 and 129675–130070. Reference: Health and Safety Code Section 129885.

7-2105 “Hospital Building” designation of a freestanding¶

7-2105. “Hospital Building” designation of a freestanding hospital-owned clinic.

(a) A building which is under the Office’s jurisdiction, pursuant to Section 7-2104(d) may be designated as a “hospital building” by the hospital governing authority or owner under the following conditions:

The hospital governing authority or owner submits written notification to the Office indicating the determi

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nation to designate the building as a “hospital building” and;

The subject building remains under the jurisdiction of the Office for plan review and building inspection.

(b) A building designated as a “hospital building,” pursuant to Section 7-2105(a), shall be reviewed and inspected to verify compliance with the standards and requirements for a hospital building, as defined in Health and Safety Code, Part 7, Chapter 1, (commencing with Section 129675).

7-2106 Fees for review of specified clinics.¶

7-2106. Fees for review of specified clinics.

(a) Fees for plan review services of clinic buildings described in Section 7-2100(a)1, 2 and 3, shall be in an amount not to exceed the actual cost of performing the services.

Exception: When the Office accepts a request from the hospital governing authority or owner to perform plan review and building inspection services for those buildings described in Section 7-2100(a)3, the fee requirements of Section 7-133(a)(1) which apply to hospital buildings shall also apply to the project building.

(b) When the Office accepts a request from the hospital governing authority or owner to perform plan review and building inspection services for those buildings described in Section 7-2100(a)(4), the fee requirements of Section 7-133 (a) (1) which apply to hospital buildings shall also apply to the project building.

A nonrefundable filing fee of $250.00 shall accompany the application for plan review. This filing fee will be applied toward the total fees due for the project.
After a preliminary review of the required documents received and determination of the services to be performed, the Office will provide an estimate of the total review fee due based on costs to be incurred.
The applicant shall submit payment of the estimated fee prior to start of the plan review and building inspection services.
If during the review/inspection process it appears that actual costs will exceed the estimate by more than five percent (5%), the applicant will be informed that additional fees, not to exceed the actual cost will be due and payable immediately upon project completion.
All applicable fees for a completed project shall be paid prior to certification by the Office.

Authority: Health and Safety Code Sections 18929 and 129675–130070.

Reference: Health and Safety Code Section 129885.

7-2107 Fee refund.¶

7-2107. Fee refund.

(a) Upon written request from the applicant, a fee refund may be issued pursuant to this section.

The written request must be submitted to the office within:

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b. One year of the date the project is withdrawn by the

applicant.

c. The time limits specified in Section 7-134 for build ing(s) as described in Section 7-2104.

No refund shall be issued before written certification is provided, or the project is withdrawn or closed.
Refunds shall be exclusive of the $250 filing fee.
Refunds shall be calculated pursuant to Section 72107(b), (c) or (d). (b) Fees paid for a project, involving a building(s) as described in Section 7-2100(a)(1), (2) or (3), which exceed the actual cost for performing plan review and inspection services by more than five percent (5%), shall be refunded by the Office.

Exception: Refunds for building(s) described in Section 7-2104 shall be calculated pursuant to the applicable requirements of Section 7-134.

(c) If an applicant withdraws a project that has been submitted to the Office for plan review of a building(s), as described in Section 7-2100(a)(1), (2) or (3), the unexpended balance of fees paid to the Office for actual cost of plan review services provided shall be refunded to the applicant.

Exception: Refunds for building(s) described in Section 7-2104 shall be calculated pursuant to the applicable requirements of Section 7-134.

(d) If an applicant requests a refund of fees for a project that has been submitted to the Office for plan review and building inspection, as described in Section 7-2100(a)(4), a fee may be refunded to the applicant pursuant to the applicable requirements of Section 7-134.

Authority: Health and Safety Code Sections 1226, 18929 and 129675– 130070. Reference: Health and Safety Code Section 129885.

a. One year of the date of written certification of com pliance with the applicable clinic provisions.

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HISTORY NOTE APPENDIX FOR CHAPTER 7

Administrative Regulations for the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development

California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 1

Standards Commission on January 15, 2003, and filed with the Secretary of State on January 16, 2003. Effective January 16, 2003.

(OSHPD 4/02) Chapter 7, amend various sections. Safety Standards for Health Facilities. Article 3, Section 7-125, Final Review of Plans and Specification.