N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43A-12.18

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 8:43A-12.18 - Postanesthesia care units and equipment

(a) Postanesthesia care units shall be adjacent to or within the operating suite.

(b) The postanesthesia care unit shall be maintained as a closed unit. Access to the postanesthesia care unit shall be in accordance with facility policies and procedures.

(c) All staff in the postanesthesia care unit shall be attired in scrub attire. Individuals who are permitted limited access shall be attired according to facility infection control policies.

(d) Equipment and services available in the postanesthesia care unit shall include at least: a crash cart with defibrillator, drugs, pulse oximetry, electrocardiographic monitoring, body temperature monitoring, equipment necessary for intubation and various means of oxygen delivery. Constant and intermittent suction, blood pressure monitoring, adequate lighting, peripheral nerve stimulator, immediate access to a ventilator and end-tidal carbon dioxide monitoring in accordance with 8:43A-12.17(g) shall be made available. Provisions to ensure the patient's privacy shall be maintained.

1. If neither general anesthesia nor regional anesthesia is administered in the facility, then the requirements for pulse oximetry, electrocardiographic monitoring, and a peripheral nerve stimulator in (d) shall not apply to the postanesthesia care unit.

(e) If the facility provides a second stage recovery area in addition to a postanesthesia care unit, the requirements of (a) through (d) above shall not apply to the second stage recovery area.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43A-12.18

Recodified from N.J.A.C. 8:43A-12.15 and amended by R.2003 d.56, effective 2/3/2003.
See: 34 New Jersey Register 224(a), 35 New Jersey Register 857(a).
Former N.J.A.C. 8:43A-12.18, Exceptions for local anesthesia, recodified to N.J.A.C. 8:43A-12.21. Rewrote (b) through (d).