N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-6.7

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

Section 8:43G-6.7 - Anesthesia supplies and equipment; maintenance and inspections

(a) A record shall be maintained of all service and maintenance performed on all anesthesia machines, ventilators, and vaporizers. The record shall include machine identification; name of servicing agent; work performed; and date of work. This maintenance shall conform with maintenance requirements established by the machine manufacturer. Credentials of each servicing agent shall be approved by the machine manufacturer or be determined by the hospital's physician director as equivalent to the credentials of manufacturers' servicing agents.

(b) All anesthesia equipment shall be inspected fully at the beginning of each day of use. A record of each such inspection shall be maintained for each machine. The inspection shall conform with a checklist that is supplied by the manufacturer of the machine; issued by the Federal Food and Drug Administration; or, alternatively, developed by the hospital's anesthesia services and approved by the hospital's physician director of anesthesia services.

(c) All anesthesia equipment shall be inspected before each use. A record of each inspection shall be indicated on the patient's anesthesia record. Each record may consist of a checklist or a single phrase explanation.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-6.7

Amended by R.1991 d.451, effective 8/19/1991, operative October 15, 1991.
See: 22 New Jersey Register 3470(a), 23 New Jersey Register 2527(a).
Recodified from section 6.6.
Amended by R.2003 d.57, effective 2/3/2003.
See: 34 New Jersey Register 232(a), 35 New Jersey Register 865(a).
Rewrote (c).