Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024
(a)
The collection station shall comply with all federal, state, and local laws,
rules, codes, and ordinances for:
(1)
Building or mobile collection station vans, as applicable;
(2) Health;
(3) Fire; and
(4) Waste disposal.
(b) The collection station, including mobile
collection station vans, shall have all entrances and exits to the licensed
premises accessible at all times.
(c) The collection station shall be clean and
maintained in a safe manner and good repair and kept free of hazards.
(d) All supplies shall be stored in an
enclosed storage space.
(e) All
corridors shall be free from obstruction.
(f) The collection station shall have:
(1) If performing venipuncture, a blood
collection chair with a device to prevent client falls or a reclining
chair;
(2) If performing
venipuncture, a cot or an alternative method that allows a client to lie down
in the event of dizziness or illness;
(3) A specimen collection area that:
a. Is separate from the reception area,
except for mobile collection station vans that admit only one client at a
time;
b. Contains a work counter
and hand washing facilities;
c.
Measures, at a minimum, 36 square feet (ft.); and
d. Maintains client confidentiality and
privacy;
(4) A
processing area that, at a minimum, has 6 linear ft. of counter
space;
(5) A reception area that
includes a desk or counter, chairs, and lighting; and
(6) Access to bathrooms that contain at least
one toilet and one hand-washing sink with:
a.
A supply of hot and cold running water;
b. Soap dispensers;
c. Paper towels or a hand drying device
providing heated air; and
d.
Non-porous floors.
(g) Sterile supplies and equipment shall not
be mixed with unsterile supplies and shall be stored in dust-proof,
moisture-free storage areas.
(h)
All cleaning supplies shall be stored separately from client
supplies.
(i) Cleaning solutions,
compounds, and substances which might be considered hazardous or toxic
materials, as defined in
RSA
147-A:2, VII, shall be:
(1) Distinctly labeled and legibly marked so
as to identify the contents;
(2)
Stored in a place separate from food and supplies; and
(3) Kept in an enclosed section separated
from other cleaning materials.
(j) Toxic materials shall not be used in a
way that contaminates equipment or in any way that constitutes a hazard to
personnel or other persons, or in any way other than in full compliance with
the manufacturer's labeling.
(k)
The collection station shall notify the department by phone, fax, or e-mail
within 24 hours and in writing within 72 hours, of any fire or situation,
excluding a false alarm, which requires the evacuation of the licensed
premises.
(l) The written
notification under (k) above shall include:
(1) The date and time of the
incident;
(2) A description of the
location and extent of the incident, including any damage;
(3) A description of events preceding and
following the incident;
(4) The
name of any person evacuated as a result of the incident, if
applicable;
(5) The name of any
personnel who required medical treatment as a result of the incident, if
applicable; and
(6) The name of the
individual the licensee wishes the department to contact if additional
information is required.
(m) A written emergency plan for fire safety
and evacuation shall be adopted and posted in multiple locations throughout the
collection station.
(n) The
collection station shall have a fire extinguisher inspected annually by the
local fire authority or a certified fire extinguisher maintenance
company.
(o) If the collection
station is located in a building where fire evacuation drills are required
under Saf-C 6000 or any other state or local ordinance, then the collection
station shall participate in those drills.
(p) If the collection station chooses to
remain open during an emergency or disaster, it shall develop and institute a
written emergency preparedness plan to respond to a disaster or an emergency
which shall at a minimum:
(1) Include
site-specific plans for the protection of all persons on-site in the event of
fire, natural disaster, or severe weather and human-caused emergency to
include, but not be limited to a bomb threat;
(2) Be approved by the local emergency
management director and reviewed and approved, as appropriate, by the local
fire department;
(3) Be available
to all personnel;
(4) Be based on
realistic conceptual events;
(5) Be
modeled on the Incident Command System (ICS) in coordination with local
emergency response agencies;
(6)
Provide that all personnel designated or involved in the emergency preparedness
plan of the facility shall be supplied with a means of identification, such as
vests, baseball caps, or hard hats, which shall be worn at all times in a
visible location during the emergency;
(7) Include the facility's response to both
short-term and long-term interruptions in the availability of utility service
in the disaster or emergency, including establishing contingency plans for
continuity of essential building systems or evacuation to include the
following, as applicable:
a.
Electricity;
b. Water;
c. Ventilation;
d. Fire protection systems;
e. Fuel sources; and
g. Communications systems;
(8) Include a plan for alerting
and managing staff in a disaster, and accessing Critical Incident Stress
Management (CISM), if necessary;
(9) Include an educational, competency-based
program for the staff, to provide an overview of the components of the
emergency management program and concepts of the ICS and the staff's specific
duties and responsibilities; and
(10) If the facility is located within 10
miles of a nuclear power plant and is part of the New Hampshire plan for
radiological emergency preparedness, include this plan in the event of a
radiological disaster or emergency.
#5775, eff 1-24-94, EXPIRED: 1-24-00
New. #8410 eff 8-19-05; ss by
#8853, eff 3-24-07, EXPIRED: 3-24-15
New. #10830, INTERIM, eff
5-25-15, EXPIRES: 11-21-15; ss by #10979, eff
11-20-15
