Ohio Administrative Code
Title 3701 - Department of Health - Administration and Director
Chapter 3701-84 - Quality Standards for Providers of Health Care Service (HCS)
Section 3701-84-30.4 - Adult electrophysiology procedure rooms
Universal Citation: OH Admin Code 3701-84-30.4
Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) Adult electrophysiology studies may be conducted in any level adult cardiac catheterization laboratory or an electrophysiology procedure room.
(B) Procedure rooms where adult electrophysiology studies are conducted will:
(1)
Have a minimum floor area of three hundred fifty square
feet.
(2)
Have the following minimum clearances:
(a)
Sufficient
footage on each side of the procedure table to ensure that movement around and
in the sterile field does not compromise or contaminate the sterile field;
and
(b)
Clearance at the head of the bed should be allocated
for anesthesia equipment on either side and sterile access to jugular vein
entry sites, if employed, while allowing for free range of movement of a
fluoroscopy C-arm.
(3)
Hybrid procedure
rooms where adult electrophysiology studies are conducted will meet the minimum
clear floor area and clearances of paragraphs (B)(1) and (B)(2) of this rule
and include at least the additional minimum clear floor area, clearances, and
storage requirements for the imaging equipment contained in the
room.
(4)
Provide the following:
(a)
Positive
airflow;
(b)
High flow oxygen and vacuum for
suctioning;
(c)
Medical gas availability;
(d)
Substerile scrub
area; and
(e)
A patient post-procedural care area.
(5)
Provide adequate utilities based upon the types of
procedures and workload, including:
(a)
Water taps;
(b)
Overhead and task
lighting will be adequate to perform electrophysiology procedures and for
clinical evaluation and treatment of the patient and include:
(i)
Overhead lighting
will be able to be dimmed during fluoroscopy;
(ii)
Lighting to
flood the main procedure area; and
(iii)
A dedicated
workspace light for the nursing/anesthesia area.
(c)
Electrical
outlets;
(d)
Emergency power;
(e)
Telephones;
(f)
Heating and
cooling; and
(g)
Ventilation.
(C) The following equipment will be available to each procedure room where adult electrophysiology studies are conducted:
(1)
Electrogram
recording systems;
(2)
Programmed stimulators;
(3)
Defibrillator;
(4)
Electrocardiogram
and hemodynamic monitoring equipment;
(5)
Non-invasive
blood pressure monitor;
(6)
Supplies specific to the procedure being
performed;
(7)
Emergency equipment and supplies;
(8)
If the procedure
requires fluoroscopy, radiation shielded barriers that meet state and federal
requirements are required; and
(9)
When determined
necessary, three-dimensional (3D) mapping systems may be provided by a service
onsite or through agreement or contract with another
hospital.
(D) Electrophysiology study numbers are to be included in each adult cardiac catheterization service's annual report of the number and type of procedures performed.
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