Prepare a 1,100- to 1,500-word outline for one of the following issues in renovation or new planning of a health care facility:
Hazardous waste management
Note. Each Learning Team is assigned a different area so there is no duplication. The outline is used in the final presentation in Week Five.
Include the following information in your outline:
1. Write an overview of your assigned environmental impact issue.
2. Examine local, state, and federal legal and regulatory requirements. Consider the following agencies:
a. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
b. Joint Commission of the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
c. Your state's health planning and development agency
d. Department of Health and Human Services
e. Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments and other agencies as applicable to facility planning
3. Is there a Certificate of Need (CON) program for your state? If so, explain the program. If there is not a CON for your state, was there one in the past and when was it eliminated?
4. What are issues to consider when meeting the International Building Code for a facility?
5. What measurements may be done in advance of the new plan or renovation?
6. List the stakeholders that may play a role in your development..
Required Format your outline consistent with APA guidelines.
Response should be 500 WORDs.