Physical environment

1. The general acute hospital must be constructed, arranged, and maintained to ensure the safety and well-being of the patients and must provide facilities for diagnosis and treatment and for special services appropriate to the hospital. a. The physical plant must comply with the construction standards of chapter 33-07-02.1. b. In addition to the construction standards, all hospitals shall provide an environment that appropriately responds to the physical, functional, and psychosocial needs of the patients. The hospital shall provide adequate space, lighting levels, ventilation, and safety measures consistent with the services being offered and the patients being served. 2. Primary care hospitals are subject to the physical environment requirements for general acute hospitals in this section. 3. Specialized hospitals are subject to the physical environment requirements for general acute hospitals in this section.