The DoD Medical Space Planning Criteria lists specific requirements, which define and provide specialized working environments within medical facilities according to departments and function areas within the departments. The criteria provides current guidance for the most efficient utilization of space to meet medical requirements. Private sector standards of practice and unique military requirements have been taken into consideration during the development of these criteria.

Each section of space planning criteria provides the purpose and scope, definitions, policies, required program data elements, and specific space planning criteria by functional area.

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110 General   PDF  PDF
120 Occupancy Rates   PDF  PDF
130 Net to Gross Conversion Factors   PDF  PDF
2.2 Medical and Patient Libraries and Resource Centers   PDF  PDF
210 General Administration   PDF  PDF
230 Education and Training   PDF  PDF
240 Information Management   PDF  PDF
250 Health Benefits & Patient Administration   PDF  PDF
3.2 Primary Care Optimization Clinic (Air Force)   PDF  PDF
3.5 Emergency and Ambulance Services   PDF  PDF
301 Primary Care/Patient Centered Medical Home   PDF  PDF
302 Patient Centered Medical Home (Freestanding)   PDF  PDF
303 Pediatric Clinic   PDF  PDF
310 Audiology, Hearing Conservation, Speech-Language Pathology, and ENT Clinic   PDF  PDF
311 Specialty Services   PDF  PDF
312 Orthopedics, Podiatry, Chiropractic, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine   PDF  PDF
313 Ophthalmology and Optometry   PDF  PDF
316 Cardiology, Pulmonary, and Sleep Disorders Services   PDF  PDF
318 Behavioral Health Ambulatory Care Services   PDF  PDF
319 Preventive Medicine   PDF  PDF
320 Dental Services   PDF  PDF
350 Emergency and Ambulance Services   PDF  PDF
360 Women's Health Clinic   PDF  PDF
380 Occupational Therapy   PDF  PDF
390 Physical Therapy   PDF  PDF
410 Nursing Units   PDF  PDF
420 Labor and Delivery/Obstetric Units   PDF  PDF
430 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit   PDF  PDF
440 Surgical Inverventional Services & Ambulatory Surgery Center   PDF  PDF
450 Sterile Processing   PDF  PDF
460 Inpatient Behavioral Health, Partial Hospitalization, Substance Abuse & Alcohol Rehab   PDF  PDF
5.7 Chapel   PDF  PDF
510 Food Service   PDF  PDF
520 Logistics   PDF  PDF
530 Pathology and Clinical Laboratory   PDF  PDF
540 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Oncology   PDF  PDF
550 Pharmacy (Inpatient and Outpatient)   PDF  PDF
560 Veterinary Services   PDF  PDF
610 Common Areas   PDF  PDF