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proposed facility is designed and constructed in accord with applicable <br />laws. <br />(d) A major alteration is deemed to be an extensive structural <br />alteration of an existing building area involving significant changes in <br />the interior configurations or intended use by the moving of partitions of <br />a number of rooms and involving an expenditure of an amount in excess <br />of twenty -five thousand dollars ($25,000). Removal of the partitions <br />between two adjacent rooms to provide additional room space is not <br />deemed to be a major alteration unless it exceeds twenty - five thousand <br />dollars ($25,000) in cost and multiple charges are to be made for a <br />changed use of an entire wing or area and extensive plumbing and <br />electrical wiring changes are required. <br />503.04 EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR REQUIREMENTS. <br />(a) The building shall be of safe construction and shall be free from <br />hazards to patients, personnel or visitors. <br />(b) The premises of a facility shall be maintained in a safe and <br />sanitary condition and in a manner consistent with the public health and <br />welfare. <br />(c) At least one entrance to a facility shall provide safe and easy <br />access for the physically handicapped by means of exterior ramps and /or <br />steps which shall have adequate lighting and a handrail on both sides. <br />(d) Each area of a facility shall be provided with lighting adequate <br />for the use to be made of the location and in accord with generally <br />recognized lighting standards. <br />(e) Each area of a facility shall be provided with a type and amount <br />of ventilation commensurate with its use, to minimize the occurrence of <br />a transmissible disease, control odors and contribute to the comfort of <br />patients and personnel. <br />(f) Corridors, hallways, passageways and doorways shall be kept <br />free from obstruction at all times. <br />(g) Floors, walls and ceilings shall be covered and finished in a <br />manner that permits maintenance of a sanitary environment. <br />(h) The building, supplies, equipment and furnishings shall be <br />maintained in a clean, sanitary, safe and usable condition. A facility shall <br />have a housekeeping manual stating frequency and procedure for <br />cleaning various areas in the facility. <br />(i) Emergency electrical service shall be permanently installed to <br />provide lighting in corridors, exits, procedure rooms, recovery rooms, <br />congregate rooms, nurse stations and other critical areas. In new <br />construction or renovations, an emergency generator with automatic <br />transfer switch or an alternative source of immediate electrical power <br />acceptable to the Director shall be provided for lighting and operation of <br />equipment necessary to patient care. <br />503.05 CLINICAL FACILITIES. <br />(a) Examination rooms shall be provided adequate to meet the <br />volume of work to be accomplished, and each room shall provide a <br />minimum of seventy square feet of usable floor space. In new <br />