Rule 15-16-1-42.27.4 - Recovery Room Suite1. Recovery room shall contain charting space, medication storage and preparation and sink required.2. Each patient shall have readily available oxygen, suction and properly grounded outlets. Each bed shall be readily adjustable to various therapeutic positions, easily moved for transport, shall have a locking mechanism for a secure stationary position and a removable headboard.3. Direct visual observation of all patients shall be possible from a central vantage point, yet from the activity and noise of the unit by partitions, drapes and acoustic ceilings.4. Eighty (80) square feet shall be provided each bed or stretcher to make easily accessible for routine and emergency care of the patients and also to accommodate bulky equipment that may be needed.5. There shall be an alarm system for unit personnel to summon additional personnel in an emergency. The alarm shall be connected to any area where unit personnel might be, physician lounges, nurses lounges or stations.6. The kind and quality of equipment shall depend upon the needs of the patients treated. Diagnostic monitoring and resuscitative equipment, such as respiratory assist apparatus, defibrillators, pacemakers, phlebotomy and tracheostomy sets, endotracheal tubes, laryngoscopes and other such devices shall be easily available within the units, and in good working order. There shall be a written preventive maintenance program that includes techniques for cleaning and for contamination control, as well as for the periodic testing of all equipment.7. Expert advice concerning the safe use of, and preventive maintenance for all biomedical devices and electrical installations shall be readily available at all times. Documentation of safety testing shall be provided on a regular basis to unit supervisors.8. There shall be written policies and procedures for the recovery room suite, which supplements the basic ambulatory surgical facility policies and procedures shall be developed and approved by the medical staff, in cooperation with the nursing staff.15 Miss. Code. R. 16-1-42.27.4
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-75-13