EXPEDITED BUILDING PERMIT GUIDE FOR WALL-MOUNTED
TELEVISION/MONITOR BRACKET
The Expedited Building Permit Guides are companion documents to the OSHPD Field Review,
Exempt, and Expedited Review (FREER) Manual and are intended as general reference
guides and/or checklists to facilitate repair, maintenance, minor renovation/remodeling, or
installation of certain equipment projects.
The Expedited Building Permit Guides are intended only for single-story OSHPD 2 Skilled
Nursing Facilities (SNFs) and Intermediate Care Facilities ( ICFs) that are of wood frame
construction and excluded from the definition of “Hospital Building” in the California
Administrative Code (CAC) Article 2, Section 7-111.
The use of this Expedited Building Permit Guide is made available for use at the discretion of
the facility owner. The OSHPD does not mandate the use of the Expedited Building Permit
Guide for any condition. Use of project-specific design and construction documents prepared
by a California licensed design professional in lieu of using the Expedited Building Permit
Guide is always acceptable, and in some cases, may be required.
This Expedited Building Permit Guide gives no consideration to suitability for use in a specific
application, compatibility with other building systems, appropriate use of materials or design,
appearances, etc. The facility owner and/or his/her authorized agent shall review all such
qualities, features, and/or properties to ensure compliance with the California Building
Standards Code and all applicable local codes and ordinances, appropriate integration with
other building systems, and proper design for the project-specific conditions and installation,
etc.
While not mandatory, OSHPD recommends the facility have a California licensed architect or
engineer, or a California licensed contractor assist in the review of the code compliance
checklist provided in the Guide. In this manner the facility will have a better understanding of
the scope of work that may be required for a code compliant project prior to beginning the
work.
TELEVISION (TV) / MONITOR BRACKET INSTALLATION
A wall-mounted Television (TV) / Monitor bracket installation requires a Building Permit
but may be exempt from the plan review process in accordance with Health & Safety Code
(H&SC) Section 129875. Simple installation of TV/Monitor brackets in qualifying OSHPD 2
SNFs and ICFs may be considered exempt from plan review, if certain criteria are met. This
Expedited Building Permit Guide presents those criteria in a checklist format for general
assessment of the specific project conditions. Installation of a TV/Monitor bracket without a
permit is subject to an investigation fee, submittal of a project to the Office for plan review,
demolition and/or rework of defective non-code complying work, etc. in accordance with the
California Administrative Code, Title 24, Part 1, Section 7-128 “Work Performed without a
Permit”.
The facility owner or his/her authorized agent should review this checklist with the OSHPD
Compliance Officer to determine program eligibility, to assess the specific project conditions
and determination of possible approaches to the application, review, permitting, and
construction process. Possible approaches include, but are not limited to:
Installation with Minor Work – For relatively simple installation of a wall-mounted
TV/Monitor bracket, where minor modifications (no structural work beyond that which is