N.J. Admin. Code § 8:33Q-1.6

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 8:33Q-1.6 - Physical requirements

(a) The transplant beds shall be located in an environment that will afford the patient privacy, quiet, and protection from infection while providing visual access. An isolation room, designed to minimize infection hazards of or from the patient, shall be made available for each transplant patient. Each isolation room shall contain only one bed and shall comply with acute-care patient room standards (Guidelines for Construction and Equipment of Hospitals and Medical Facilities, 1992-1993 edition American Institute of Architects, the American Institute of Architects Press, 1735 New York Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20006, as amended and supplemented, incorporated herein by reference) as well as the following:

1. Room entry shall be through a work area that provides for aseptic control, including facilities that are separate from patient areas for hand washing, gowning, and storage of clean and soiled materials;

i. Separate enclosed anteroom(s) for isolation rooms are not required as a minimum but, if used, viewing panel(s) shall be provided for observation of each patient by staff from the anteroom;

ii. One separate anteroom may serve several isolation rooms; and

2. Toilet, bathtub (or shower), and hand washing facilities shall be provided for each isolation room. These shall be arranged to permit access from the bed area without the need to enter or pass through the work area of the vestibule or anteroom.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:33Q-1.6