Current through Register No. 50, December 12, 2024
Section Plc 707.06 - Biological Indicator Testing(a) Biological indicator tests shall be performed semiannually on each sterilizer.(b) Biological indicator testing shall be performed at least 4 months apart unless done to confirm corrective action in accordance with (c), below.(c) Sterilization equipment that fails a biological indicator test shall not be used unless and until the conditions that caused the failure have been corrected and another biological indicator test has been performed to confirm that the corrective actions were successful.(d) The original results of each biological indicator test, passing or failing, shall be kept on file in the electrology office where the sterilizer is located and retained for not less than 4 years.(e) The original results of all biological indicator tests shall be subject to inspection by the executive director or an inspector.N.H. Admin. Code § Plc 707.06
Derived from Volume XLII Number 49, Filed December 8, 2022, Proposed by #13495, Effective 12/22/2022, Expires 12/22/2032 (see Revision Note at chapter heading for Plc 700).