§ 129770

(a) The office shall pass upon and approve or reject all plans for the construction or the alteration of any hospital building, independently reviewing the design to assure compliance with the requirements of this chapter. The office shall review the structural systems and related details, including the independent review of the geological data. Geological data shall be reviewed by an engineering geologist, and structural design data shall be reviewed by a structural engineer.

(b) Whenever the office finds a violation of this chapter that requires correction, a citation of the violation shall be issued to the hospital governing board or authority in writing and shall include a proper reference to the regulation or statute being violated.

(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1996.)