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<br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />• Waiting areas are separate for adults and minors (cohorts of interest: adults, adolescents, <br />children 15 years of age and younger). May need visual separation between adolescents and <br />children under 15 years of age in waiting area for minors. <br />• Adjacent to the public access reception area are outpatient pharmacy (see details in Section E) <br />and resource center (see details in Section G). Access to general office space is also available via <br />front entrance (see Section H). <br />B. Rear Entrance <br />• Rear entrance will require easy access from street for EMS, LE, other emergency services. <br />• Secure rear entrance with two Sally Ports and a separate entry door for access to Facility in lieu <br />of Sally Port. <br />• Supporting security measures include (also see facility security, Section F): <br />o Two seclusion room with restraints. <br />o Area for secure patient handoff to clinical staff. <br />o Search area. <br />o Area for storage of personal belongings and contraband. <br />• Office and break areas for EMS and LE personnel with access to drink and snack food. <br />• Laboratory sample pick up (see Item E). <br />C. BHUC Clinical Areas <br />• Clinical areas for observation, assessment, stabilization (living room/calming environment). <br />• Centrally-located nursing center from which oversight and services support both adult and <br />minors. <br />• Space for non-hospitalization detox. Includes space to initiate emergency SUD treatment/MAT <br />in anticipation of transfer: multi-day stays are anticipated (See Section D). <br />• Area to support sobering services. (Also see G. General Purpose Areas, Multi-use Room.) <br />• Offices for clinical staff to confer with patients and arrange referrals to third-party facilities <br />including open referral to UNC Hospitals. <br />• Specially designed sensory space to best serve IDD or ASD patients. <br />• Space for case managers/peer support specialists to work with patients, arrange for a discharge <br />plan, and follow up after discharge including peer support day area and small group meeting <br />room(s). <br />• Because Facility Based Crisis (FBC) space cannot be used for minors, space is required for <br />patients under age 18 who may be awaiting transfer to third-party services but cannot be <br />transferred within 23-hour service interval. <br />Note: Above assumes detox can be started in BHUC (instead of FBC area) for adolescents in <br />anticipation of transfer to third-party facility. <br />D. Adult FBC Areas <br />• FBC patient rooms (beds) for patients who may require multi-day stays, no patients <18 years of <br />age. Distinct uses include: <br />o Multi-day stays for respite and awaiting transfer to third-party facilities. <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 1920B089-58AA-4E97-8225-7BCF8DEBAAD4