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