Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
Article 34 - HOSPITALS
Section 28-34-133 - Facility environmental standards
Universal Citation: KS Admin Regs 28-34-133
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 39, September 26, 2024
(a) Each applicant and each licensee shall ensure that the facility is designed, constructed, equipped, and maintained to protect the health and safety of patients, staff members, volunteers, and visitors.
(b) Each facility shall include the following rooms and areas:
(1) At
least one room designated for patient interviews, counseling, and medical
evaluations, located and arranged to preserve patient privacy;
(2) at least one dressing room for patients
only and arrangements for storage of patient clothing and valuables;
(3) at least one dressing room for staff
members, including a toilet, hand washing station, and arrangements for storage
for staff member clothing and valuables;
(4) a toilet room and hand washing station
designated for patients;
(5) hand
washing stations for pre-procedure hand washing by staff members;
(6) private procedure rooms and doorways of
those rooms of sufficient size to accommodate the following:
(A) The equipment, supplies, and medical
staff members required for performance of an abortion procedure; and
(B) emergency equipment and personnel in the
event of a transfer, as described in K.A.R. 28-34-140 ;
(7) a recovery area that meets all of the
following requirements:
(A) Has a nurse
station with visual observation of each patient in the recovery area;
(B) provides privacy for each patient in the
recovery area with at least cubicle curtains around each patient gurney or bed;
and
(C) has sufficient space to
accommodate emergency equipment and personnel in the event of a transfer, as
described in K.A.R. 28-34-140 ;
(8) a waiting area for patients and
visitors;
(9) an administrative
area, including office space for the secure filing and storage of facility
patient records;
(10) a workroom
separate from the procedure rooms for cleaning, preparation, and sterilization
of instruments, arranged to separate soiled or contaminated instruments from
clean or sterilized instruments, including the following:
(A) A hand washing station;
(B) receptacles for waste and soiled
items;
(C) designated counter space
for soiled or contaminated instruments;
(D) a sink for cleaning soiled or
contaminated instruments;
(E)
designated counter space for clean instruments; and
(F) an area for sterilizing instruments, if
sterilization is completed at the facility;
(11) storage space for clean and sterile
instruments and supplies; and
(12)
at least one room equipped with a service sink or a floor basin and space for
storage of janitorial supplies and equipment.
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