S.D. Admin. R. 44:76:11:05

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 67, December 16, 2024

Section 44:76:11:05 - Service area in care units

Each care unit shall contain a service area which includes the following:

(1) Staff station with convenient access to handwashing facilities;

(2) Staff charting;

(3) Communications;

(4) Storage for supplies and personal effects;

(5) Staff toilet room;

(6) Nurses' office;

(7) Clean workroom for the storage and assembly of supplies for nursing procedures which contains a work counter and sink;

(8) Soiled workroom which contains a work counter with a handwashing facility, a waste receptacle, soiled linen receptacles, a clinical sink with an exposed water trap seal, siphon jet or blowout action, and a bedpan flushing device;

(9) Medicine room adjacent to the staff station with a sink, refrigerator, locked storage, and facilities for preparation and administration of medication;

(10) Clean linen storage area in an enclosed storage space;

(11) Nourishment station containing refrigerated storage, self-dispensing ice machine, and a sink for serving between-meal nourishments;

(12) Equipment storage room on each patient wing or floor for storage of patient care equipment;

(13) Janitor's closet for storage of housekeeping supplies and equipment which contains a floor receptor or service sink. The janitor's closet space and equipment may be incorporated into the soiled utility room;

(14) Multipurpose rooms for staff, patients, and patients' families for conferences, reports, education, training sessions, and consultation; and

(15) Preoperative and postoperative holding rooms or spaces.

Any modification to the standard may be made. A modification shall be requested in writing by the facility and approved by the department.

S.D. Admin. R. 44:76:11:05

42 SDR 51, effective 10/13/2015

General Authority: SDCL 34-1-17, 34-12-13.

Law Implemented: SDCL 34-12-13.