Section R. 325.45279 - Surgical patient observation and recovery areasRule 279.
(1) A facility that provides surgical services must have patient observation and recovery areas in sufficient numbers to accommodate the patient load, with a planned minimum of a 3-hour recovery period and longer when necessary for individual patients. The areas must be comfortably furnished and adequately equipped for the patient's safe postoperative observation and recovery.(2) The facility must provide at least 1 recovery room equipped for use by and observation of patients requiring recumbent care post-surgically. A minimum of one hospital-type bed or stretcher must be provided for each 10 post-surgical patients to be cared for at any one time.(3) Single patient rooms must have a minimum of 100 square feet of usable floor space.(4) Multiple patient rooms must have a minimum of 80 square feet of floor space per bed or stretcher.(5) A recovery room must be designed to provide a minimum of 3 feet between beds or stretchers and the adjacent wall, and 4 feet of clearance at the foot of the bed or stretcher.(6) Comfortably furnished congregate rooms equipped with either reclining or lounge-type chairs or cots may be provided for the post-surgical observation of patients who do not need bed or stretcher accommodations. Each congregate-type room must provide a minimum of 50 square feet of usable floor space for each patient to be accommodated.(7) A toilet and lavatory must be provided for each 8 recovery patients at a minimum.(8) Corridors used for patient entry, egress, and surgical care areas in the facility must have a minimum width of 6 feet.Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.45279
2020 MR 4, Eff. 2/21/2020