THE GUIDELINES REVISION PROCESS

The Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities is updated every four or five years through a consensus process that includes public input; this process is called the Guidelines revision cycle.

A period for public submission of proposed changes to the current edition of the Guidelines occurs near the beginning of each revision cycle. The Health Guidelines Revision Committee (HGRC) considers the public proposals, as well as proposals prepared by HGRC members and subcommittees, and votes on whether to accept or reject them or accept them with modification. The result of this committee work is a draft manuscript for the next edition of the Guidelines. This draft is posted on the Web for public review and comment. The HGRC meets again to consider the comments on the draft document and finalize the content for the next edition. After this meeting, a final draft is reviewed by the Steering Committee and then submitted to the HGRC for final approval by ballot. Subsequently, the next edition of the Guidelines is published.

CURRENT STATUS OF THE 2010 REVISION CYCLE

Final meeting of 2010 HGRC has taken place: The Health Guidelines Revision Committee met in April 2009 to consider the public comments on the draft 2010 edition of the Guidelines. The final manuscript is being compiled and will be submitted to the HGRC for approval in September.

The 2010 edition is scheduled for publication in January 2010. 

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