La. Admin. Code tit. 51 § XIX-307

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 12, December 20, 2024

Section XIX-307 - Patient Areas [formerly paragraph 19:019]

A. All new facilities and those undergoing extensive renovation shall have no more than four beds per room in patient areas, excluding nurseries or intensive care units, and shall have at least one isolation room maintained under negative air pressure for every 30 adult beds.

B. [Formerly paragraph 19:020] Bathing Facilities. A tub or shower shall be provided at the ratio of 1 per 10 patients on each floor and conveniently located. Bathroom air shall be mechanically exhausted to the outside or filtered and be clean, disinfected and free of odors. Handgrips and non-slip mats shall be provided for tub and/or showers. Bathrooms fixtures shall meet the standards of Part XIV of this Code. Bathtub and/or shower shall be provided with hot and cold water delivered through a mixing valve.

C. [Formerly paragraph 19:021] All supplies and equipment used in patient care shall be properly cleaned and appropriately stored. They shall be disinfected between uses for different patients. Impervious material which can be readily cleaned and disinfected shall be used to cover beds and pillows. After discharge of a patient, the bed, bedside furniture and equipment shall be properly cleaned and terminally disinfected. Mattresses, blankets and pillows assigned to patients shall be in a sanitary condition. The blankets, towels, sheets and pillow cases used for a patient in isolation shall be collected at the bedside in a double lined bag and taken immediately for laundering after each use.

D. [Formerly paragraph 19:022] Nursing stations shall be clean, have proper storage of medication, provide hand-washing facilities with hot and cold water, soap, towels and waste receptacles. Narcotics shall be stored under a double lock arrangement.

E. [Formerly paragraph 19:023] The handling and storage of ice for patient use shall conform with Part VI of this Code.

La. Admin. Code tit. 51, § XIX-307

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health, LR 28:1395 (June 2002).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 40:4(A)(10) and R.S. 40:5(3).