44:75:14:05Service

areas in surgical suite. The size of the service areas in each surgical suite depends on the surgical workload. Each surgical suite shall include the following service areas: (1) A surgical supervisor station; (2) Sterilizing facilities near the operating room with high speed autoclave; (3) Facilities for storage and preparation of medication; (4) Scrub-up facilities located adjacent to operating rooms; (5) Soiled workroom containing a counter with sink, clinical sink, hand sink, waste receptacle, and soiled linen receptacles; (6) Storage for sterile and unsterile supplies, which may be in a clean workroom; (7) Storage room or cabinet for anesthetic agents; (8) Nitrous oxide and oxygen facilities with storage room if these services are not piped in; (9) Clean work area for storage and assembly of supplies containing counter and sink; (10) Equipment storage area for surgical and monitoring equipment; (11) Floor receptor or service sink and storage for housekeeping supplies and equipment; (12) Clothing change areas, lockers, and toilet rooms for doctors, nurses, technicians, and other personnel; and (13) Stretcher alcove.

Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 4 SDR 14, effective September 14, 1977; 6 SDR 93, effective July 1, 1980; 14 SDR 81, effective December 10, 1987; 22 SDR 70, effective November 19, 1995; transferred from § 44:04:14:06, 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015.