ARM 37.106.3323. PHYSICAL PLANT REQUIREMENTS FOR AN OUTPATIENT CENTER

(1) An outpatient experimental treatment center must have the local building authority inspect and approve the center prior to initial licensing. The department must receive a copy of the signed approval. (2) The local or state fire marshal must inspect the center prior to licensing and annually thereafter. (3) Each center must be equipped with a fire alarm system that is tested and inspected annually. (a) Inspection results must be maintained at the center for three years. (4) All patient rooms must be a minimum of ten feet by ten feet in size. (5) All corridors within a center must be at a minimum of six feet wide. (6) There must be illuminated exit signs on all exit doors. (7) The department may waive any provision of this rule if construction factors would make compliance extremely difficult or impossible and if the department determines that the level of safety to patients and staff is not diminished. (8) A licensed outpatient experimental treatment center may apply to the department to transfer its primary location, provided that: (a) there is no change in legal ownership, administrative structure, or core staff as relevant for compliance; (b) the department receives at minimum 30 days’ prior notice, updated address, floor plans, and an attestation of ongoing compliance; (c) the new site is approved by the department's licensing construction consultant prior to treating patients; and (d) a copy of the continuity of care plan covering patient notification, handling of ongoing treatments, and medical record access or transfer shall be provided to the department with the relocation notice and must be available for review. (9) If an outpatient experimental treatment center operates within another health care facility, the center must: (a) be operated in a distinct and separate unit of the facility; (b) have two-hour fire barriers separating the experimental treatment center from the other health care facility; (c) store all experimental treatment medications, treatments, or devices in such a manner that they are inaccessible to any staff other than those who work for the experimental treatment center; (d) separately store and maintain all equipment pertinent to the care and treatment of patients within the experimental treatment center; and (e) maintain a separate staff from that of the other health care facility.