Chapter 12 — INTERIOR ENVIRONMENT
Section 1226 — [OSHPD 3]-CLINICS
2025 California Building Code (Title 24, Part 2) · 2025 edition · ingested 2026-07-07 · California
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1226.1 Scope. ¶
1226.1 Scope. The provisions of this section shall apply to primary care clinics, specialty clinics and psychology clinics, licensed by the California Department of Public Health. Primary care clinics include free clinics, community clinics, employee clinics and optometric clin- ics. Specialty clinics include surgical clinics, chronic dialysis clinics, rehabilitation clinics and alternative birth centers (ABC). This section shall also apply to outpatient clinical services of a hospital when provided in a freestanding building.
1226.2 Application. ¶
1226.2 Application. All new buildings and additions, alterations or repairs to existing buildings and conversion of space to a clinic use within existing buildings, subject to licensure by Licensing and Certification, California Department of Public Health, shall comply with applicable provisions of the California Electrical Code, California Mechanical Code, California Plumbing Code, California Fire Code, (Parts 3, 4, 5 and 9 of Title 24) and this section. OSHPD requirements apply to all facilities described above and are not dependent upon Occupancy Group designations. Exception: See Section…
1226.3 Definitions. Refer to Section 1224.3. ¶
1226.3 Definitions. Refer to Section 1224.3.
1226.4 General construction. ¶
1226.4 General construction. Clinics and outpatient clinical services under a hospital license shall comply with the provisions under Section 1224.4, General Construction, where applicable, except as supplemented, amended or modified below. 1226.4.1 Examination and treatment areas. 1226.4.1.1 Service spaces. Refer to Section 1224.4.2. 1226.4.1.2 Treatment spaces. Refer to Section 1224.4.3. 1226.4.1.3 Examination or treatment room. Refer to Section 1224.4.4.1. 1226.4.1.4 Airborne infection isolation exam/treatment room. Refer to Section 1224.4.4.1.3. 1226.4.2 Miscellaneous requirements.…
1226.5 OUTPATIENT CLINICAL SERVICES OF A HOSPITAL. ¶
1226.5 OUTPATIENT CLINICAL SERVICES OF A HOSPITAL. A licensed hospital may elect to locate certain outpatient services in a free- standing building. To be considered a freestanding building, refer to the California Administrative Code Section 7-111. See Section 309A.5.1 of the California Existing Building Code for eligibility for jurisdiction of the local enforcement agency over freestanding buildings adjacent to hospital buildings. Outpatient clinical services of a hospital provided in a freestanding building are regulated under the banner [OSHPD 3] instead of [OSHPD 1]. These services shall…
1226.6 PRIMARY CARE CLINICS. ¶
1226.6 PRIMARY CARE CLINICS. Primary care clinics and outpatient clinical services of a hospital providing services equivalent to a primary care clinic shall comply with Sections 1226.4.3 through 1226.4.8 and the provisions of this section. 1226.6.1 Examination and treatment areas. 1226.6.1.1 Examination room(s). Refer to Section 1224.4.4.1. 1226.6.1.2 Treatment room(s). Treatment room(s) for minor procedures (e.g., minor surgical procedures, casting), if provided, shall have a minimum area of 120 square feet (11.15 m [2] ), the least dimension of which shall be a minimum of 10 feet (3048…
1226.7 Reserved. ¶
1226.8 SURGICAL CLINICS. ¶
1226.8 SURGICAL CLINICS. Outpatient surgical clinics, and outpatient clinical services of a hospital providing services equivalent to a surgical clinic, shall comply with Sections 1226.4.2 through 1226.4.8 and the provisions of this section. 1226.8.1 Outpatient surgical service space. 1226.8.1.1 Operating room(s). Refer to Section 1224.39.2, Item 1. 1226.8.1.2 Perioperative services. Provide preoperative patient holding and post-anesthesia recovery area. Refer to Section 1224.16. 1226.8.1.3 Procedure room(s). Procedure rooms are optional. When provided, they shall comply with Section…
1226.9 CHRONIC DIALYSIS CLINICS. ¶
1226.9 CHRONIC DIALYSIS CLINICS. Chronic dialysis clinics and outpatient clinical services of a hospital providing services equivalent to a chronic dialysis clinic shall comply with Sections 1226.4.3 through 1226.4.8 and the provisions of this section. 1226.9.1 Examination and treatment rooms. 1226.9.1.1 Examination room(s). An examination room with a handwashing fixture shall be provided with a minimum clear floor area of 100 square feet (9.29 m [2] ). 1226.9.1.2 Treatment room(s) . When provided, refer to Section 1224.4.4.1. 1226.9.1.3 Individual patient treatment areas. Individual patient…