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
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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