New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Chapter V - Medical Facilities
Subchapter C - State Hospital Code
Article 2 - Medical Facility Construction
Part 712 - Standards Of Construction For General Hospital Facilities
Subpart 712-1 - Standards For General Hospital Construction Projects Approved Or Completed Prior To October 14, 1998
Section 712-1.13 - Clinical laboratory, tissue bank and blood bank facilities
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 12, March 26, 2025
Clinical laboratory, tissue bank and blood bank facilities and services shall be provided as needed by hospital's functional requirements. The clinical laboratory shall include:
(a) Adequately located bench space for the efficient handling of specimens, and for the housing of equipment and reagents.
(b) Glass washing and sterilizing facilities, unless provided elsewhere in the hospital.
(c) Recording and filing facilities.
(d) An office.
(e) A blood storage room, which may be located in an area other than the laboratory suite.
(f) An emergency shower, if required by workload and operational functions.
(g) A specimen collection area located near the laboratory and including a toilet room with water closet and lavatory.
(h) A morgue and autopsy area, unless other outside facilities are available containing: