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Affordable Care Act - Answer Allowed more hospital construction bc it allowed hospitals to more confidently predict their finances. More infrastructure, tech and finance influence construction also. FGI: Guidelines (2014 Edition 2) - Answer FACILITY GUIDELINES INSTITUTE: Guidelines for the design and construction of hospitals and outpatient care facilities. >Used to be published by the Federal Government >Was required to be followed to get a grant under the Hill-Burton Act of 1946. >Now not Fed Gov, now created by volunteers: Architects, facility managers, AHJ (Authorities Having Jurisdiction), people from ASHE, APIC (Association of Professionals in Infection Control) >40 states use this minimum standard >Determines: Room size, # of air exchanges, required medical gases, and infection control plans >4 year cycle of review. HILL-BURTON ACT of 1946 - Answer >"The Hospital Survey and Construction Act" >In 1975 it became the "Public Health Service Act" >Created first rush of hospital growth >Provided Federal grants and loans >Goal: to create 4.5 beds per 1,000 citizens >to get funds, hospitals could NOT discriminate (even though that was still legal), they had to provide some free care >Most funds went to middle class areas 2012 NFPA Life Safety Codes - Answer >July 5, 2016 the CMS ruled that everyone has to use it. >All accreditation programs use it (CMS, JC, DNV) >Published by the National Fire Protection Association >First time compliance was standardized