California Code of Regulations
Title 22 - Social Security
Division 5 - Licensing and Certification of Health Facilities, Home Health Agencies, Clinics, and Referral Agencies
Chapter 3 - Skilled Nursing Facilities
Article 6 - Physical Plant
Section 72649 - Gases for Medical Use

Universal Citation: 22 CA Code of Regs 72649

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) Gases for medical use covered by this section are: carbon dioxide, cyclopropane, ethylene, helium, nitrous oxide, oxygen, helium-oxygen mixtures and carbon dioxide-oxygen mixtures.

(b) Provision shall be made for safe handling and storage of medical gas cylinders.

(c) Transfer of gas by facility personnel from one cylinder to another shall not be permitted.

(d) The piped oxygen or nitrous oxide system(s) shall be tested in accordance with the "NFPA 99: Health Care Facilities Code" (2012) by the National Fire Protection Association, hereby incorporated by reference, and a written report shall be maintained in each of the following instances:

(1) Upon completion of initial installation.

(2) Whenever changes are made to a system.

(3) Whenever the integrity of a system has been breached.

1. Amendment of subsection (d) filed 5-30-2023; operative 5-30-2023. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 1275(g) (Register 2023, No. 22).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 208(a) and 1275, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 1276, Health and Safety Code.

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