Current through September 16, 2024
1. A medical products provider that sells,
leases or otherwise provides medical gases and associated equipment, or
respiratory equipment shall:
(a) Comply with
all applicable federal, state and local laws regarding the providing and
transportation of such gases and equipment, including, without limitation, all
requirements regarding the tracking and recalling of gases and
equipment;
(b) Comply with all
applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding transfilling and
repackaging of such gases;
(c)
Comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws, including, without
limitation, fire codes, occupational safety rules, building codes and health
codes;
(d) Service equipment sold,
leased or otherwise provided by the medical products provider according to the
directions and specification of the manufacturer, regardless of where the
equipment may be located at the time that the equipment is due for
servicing;
(e) Make and keep
records regarding the servicing of equipment by the medical products provider;
and
(f) Provide only gases that
are:
(1) Medical grade; and
(2) Intended for use by humans.
2. Before providing any
equipment pursuant to this section, a medical products provider shall verify
that the equipment:
(a) Has been checked and
is free of defects;
(b) Is
operating within the specifications of the manufacturer;
(c) Has not been modified in any way that
will jeopardize the effectiveness or safety of the equipment;
(d) Does not present a hazard of fire or
shock; and
(e) Has all warning
labels and tags that were provided by the manufacturer, wholesaler or seller of
the equipment.
3. A
medical products provider that sells, leases or otherwise provides medical
gases and equipment or respiratory equipment shall develop and use policies and
procedures that require:
(a) Making and
keeping records to track and recall all gases dispensed by the medical products
provider, including, without limitation:
(1)
Recording the lot numbers of each cylinder or unit of gas provided;
(2) Maintaining a written or computerized
system to track and locate all gases and equipment provided by the medical
products provider; and
(3)
Recording the serial numbers and model numbers of all equipment provided by the
medical products provider;
(b) Maintaining and cleaning equipment
provided by the medical products provider, including, without limitation:
(1) Documenting that the function and safety
of the equipment was verified before the equipment was provided to the
consumer;
(2) Cleaning and
disinfecting equipment pursuant to an established protocol to remove aerobic
and anaerobic pathogens from the equipment to the specifications of the
manufacturer for that equipment;
(3) Making and keeping a material safety data
sheet for the solutions and products used in cleaning and disinfecting the
equipment;
(4) Designating areas at
the business of the medical products provider that must be used to store
separately clean and unclean equipment; and
(5) Designating a separate area at the
business of the medical products provider that must be used to store
quarantined equipment.
4. When a medical products provider provides
oxygen, the medical products provider must also provide an emergency supply of
oxygen, supplies and equipment to maintain therapy while the primary supply of
oxygen and related equipment is inoperable or unusable.
5. In addition to any communication and
advisement required pursuant to NAC 639.693 to 639.6958, inclusive, a medical
products provider who provides medical gas and related equipment, or
respiratory equipment, must advise the consumer receiving the medical gas and
related equipment, or respiratory equipment, regarding:
(a) Cleaning of the equipment;
(b) Potential hazards and warning signs of
malfunctioning or inadequately functioning equipment;
(c) Maintenance procedures for the
equipment;
(d) The telephone
number, contact name, and contact address for emergency servicing or repair of
the equipment, and for routine servicing or repair of the equipment;
and
(e) The written materials about
the equipment that are available from the medical products provider or the
manufacturer of the equipment.
6. For the purposes of this section,
"material safety data sheet" has the meaning ascribed to it in
29 C.F.R. §
1910.1200.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
Pharmacy by R008-01, eff. 11-1-2001; A by R033-07,
8-26-2008
NRS
639.070
