Cal. Code Regs. tit. 22 § 76878.1

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 45, November 8, 2024

Section 76878.1 - Equipment and Supplies

(a) Equipment and supplies in each facility shall be of the quality and in the quantity necessary for the care of clients as ordered or indicated. These shall be provided and properly maintained at all times and shall include at least the following:

(1) Airways.

(2) Adaptive devices.

(3) Bulb syringes.

(4) Emesis basins.

(5) Examination light.

(6) First aid equipment and supplies, as determined by the registered nurse, readily available at all times.

(7) Flashlights.

(8) Gloves (unsterile).

(9) Ice bag.

(10) Medicine droppers.

(11) Medicine glasses, cups or other small containers which are accurately calibrated.

(12) Scales for weighing clients.

(13) Mobility assistive devices such as wheelchairs, walkers, canes and crutches as needed by clients and as indicated by the interdisciplinary professional staff/team.

(14) Sphygmomanometer.

(15) Sterile dressings.

(16) Stethoscope.

(17) Syringes and needles.

(18) Thermometers, oral and rectal.

(19) Tongue depressors.

(b) Electronic thermometers shall be cleaned and disinfected according to the manufacturer's instructions. Glass thermometers shall be cleaned and disinfected. Oral and rectal thermometers shall be stored separately in clean, labeled containers.

(c) Syringes and needles shall be rendered unusable before being discarded.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 76878.1

Note: Authority cited: Sections 208.4 and 1267.7, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 1276, Health and Safety Code.