S.D. Admin. R. 44:79:10:08

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

Section 44:79:10:08 - Service area in care units

Each care unit shall contain following:

(1) Staff station work area with handwashing fixture, charting space, communication and security equipment, supply storage, and locked medication storage, including refrigerated storage and dispensing area;

(2) Staff toilet room convenient to work area. The toilet room shall be accessible and shall contain a handwashing fixture with mirror, soap and towel dispenser, and toilet with at least a side grab bar and toilet paper dispenser;

(3) Clean linen storage or linen cart storage room;

(4) Housekeeping room for supply and equipment storage. A floor receptor or service sink shall be provided and the adjacent wall surfaces shall be impervious to protect from water damage. The space could be arranged as part of a soiled utility room;

(5) Bathing room for each thirty patients with whirlpool bath fixture equipped with a patient lift for patient and staff safety;

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

(7) Soiled workroom with a work counter and 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;

(8) Nourishment station containing food storage space, refrigerated storage, microwave, self-dispensing ice machine, and a sink;

(9) Equipment storage room for patient care equipment; and

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

S.D. Admin. R. 44:79:10:08

42 SDR 51, effective 10/13/2015

General Authority: SDCL 34-12-13(3).

Law Implemented: SDCL 34-12-13(3).