Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.45321

Current through Vol. 24-18, October 15, 2024

Section R. 325.45321 - Nurse call system; equipment; telephone

Rule 321.

(1) A nurse call system must be provided in each facility. This system must provide call devices of the designated types shown at the locations identified in Table 2.

(2) A health facility shall provide a telephone service that is available on patient care units.

TABLE 2

Location of Nurse Call Devices

Key: * Required

[] Optional, but must be justified

Area Designation	Patient Station	Patient Bath Station	Emergency Signal Station	Code Call Station	Nurse Master Station	Duty Station	Notes
Nursing Units
Inpatient Bed Location	*		*	[]
Patient Water Closets, Showers, and Baths		*
Nurse Control Station					*
Clean Workroom						*
Clean Supply Room						[]
Soiled Workroom						*
Soiled Holding Room						[]
Medication Preparation Room						*
Examination or Treatment Room	[]		*			*
Nurse Lounge						*
Clean Linen Storage						[]
Nourishment Station						[]
Equipment Storage Room						[]
Multi-Purpose Room						[]
Other Clinical Areas
Operating or Delivery Rooms			*	[]
Procedure Rooms			*	[]
Labor, Delivery, Recovery, Post-Partum Rooms	*		*	*
Recovery Phase 1	[]		*	*	[]
Recovery Phase 2	*		*	[]	[]
Emergency Exam, Treatment and Triage Areas	*		*	*	[]		1,2,4
Patient Preparation and Holding Areas	*		*	[]	[]		1,2
Critical Care Bed Locations, including NICU	*		*	*	[]		1,2,3,4
Newborn and Special Care Nurseries			*		[]
Cardiac Catheterization, Interventional and Radiological Areas Angiography	[]		*	*	[]
MRI, CT, Stress Testing Areas	[]		*	*			2,4
Outpatient Examination Areas	[]			[]
Outpatient Waiting and Changing Areas	[]						2
Psychiatric Seclusion, Ante, and Exam Rooms			*		[]
Outpatient Toilet Rooms, Showers, Baths		[]					2
Psychiatric Patient 2 Room	[]						2
Notes:
1. One device may accommodate both patient station and emergency staff assistance station functionality.
2. Must activate a visible signal in the corridor at the patients door, at the nurse control station, and all duty stations.
3. Provide 2-way voice communication with nurse control station.
4. One device may accommodate both emergency staff assistance and code call station functionality.
5. Patient station not required in NICU.

Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.45321

2020 MR 4, Eff. 2/21/2020