Or. Admin. Code § 333-535-0205

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024

Section 333-535-0205 - Central Services Supply

The following shall be provided:

(1) Soiled utility room. This room shall be physically separated from all other areas of the department. The work space shall be provided to handle the cleaning and initial sterilization/disinfection of all medical/surgical instruments and equipment. Work tables, sinks, flush-type devices, and washer/sterilizer decontaminators shall be provided. Hand-washing stations shall be provided. Lockers, showers, and toilets shall be provided for staff employed in this area if these facilities are not available in adjacent employee facilities servicing other soiled areas.

(2) Clean assembly/utility room. The utility room shall contain work space and equipment for terminal sterilizing medical and surgical equipment and supplies and hand-washing stations.

(a) A sterilization room shall be provided that is used exclusively for the inspection, assembly, and packaging of medical/surgical supplies and equipment for sterilization.

(A) Access to the sterilization room shall be restricted.

(B) This room shall contain Hi-Vacuum or gravity steam sterilizers and sterilization equipment to accommodate heat-sensitive equipment (ETO sterilizers) and ETO aerators.

(C) This room shall contain work tables, counters, a hand-washing station, ultrasonic storage facilities for backup supplies and instrumentation, and a drying cabinet or equipment.

(D) The area shall be designed to accommodate sterilizer carts for loading of prepared supplies for sterilization.

(3) Storage areas for clean supplies and for sterile supplies. A room for breakdown shall be provided for manufacturers' clean/sterile supplies. The clean processing area shall not be in this area but in an adjacent space.

(4) Equipment storage room. Storage for packs, etc., shall include provisions for ventilation, humidity, and temperature control.

(5) Cart storage. This area shall be adjacent and easily available to clean and sterile storage and close to the main distribution point to keep traffic to a minimum and ease workflow.

Or. Admin. Code § 333-535-0205

HB 183, f. & ef. 5-26-66; HB 209, f. 12-18-68: HD 7-1979, f. & ef. 7-17-79; HD 11-1980, f. & ef. 9-10-80; Renumbered from 333-023-0200(21); HD 29-1988, f. 12-29-88, cert. ef. 1-1-89; Renumbered from 333-074-0305; HD 21-1993, f. & cert. ef. 10-28-93; PH 10-2009, f. & cert. ef. 10-1-09; PH 18-2019, repeal filed 10/01/2019, effective 1/1/2020

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 441.060

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 441.060