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A state's Department of Health is updating its regulations for hospital construction and decides to incorporate the Facility Guidelines Institute (FGI) Guidelines for Design and Construction. What is the legal standing of the FGI Guidelines in this context?

They are a federal law and must be followed in all states. They are best-practice suggestions that can be optionally followed by the design team. They become legally enforceable code once adopted by the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ). They are primarily used for international hospital accreditation, not state-level regulation.

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They become legally enforceable code once adopted by the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ).

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