California Code of Regulations
Title 22 - Social Security
Division 5 - Licensing and Certification of Health Facilities, Home Health Agencies, Clinics, and Referral Agencies
Chapter 4 - Intermediate Care Facilities
Article 5 - Physical Plant
Section 73625 - Nursing Stations
Universal Citation: 22 CA Code of Regs 73625
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) Nursing stations shall be maintained in each nursing unit or building.
(b) Nursing stations shall be maintained with a cabinet, a desk, space for records, a bulletin board, a telephone and a specifically designated and well-illuminated medicine storage compartment with a lockable door. If a separate medicine room is maintained, it shall have a lockable door and a medicine sink with water connections. If a nourishment refrigerator is used, the following standards shall apply:
(1) Be located in a clean area not subject to contamination by human waste and subject to the same conditions specified in Section 73337(c).
(2) Maintain temperatures at or below 7°C (45°F) for chilling.
(3) Maintain freezer at or below minus 7°C (20°F).
(4) Have a reliable thermometer in refrigerator at all times.
(5) Food in the refrigerator subject to the same conditions as specified in Section 73345(b)(6).
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