N.J. Admin. Code § 13:35-4A.13

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 11, June 3, 2024

Section 13:35-4A.13 - Requirements for anesthetizing locations; emergency equipment and supplies

(a) An office in which any anesthesia services are to be provided shall be equipped with the appropriate medical equipment, supplies and pharmacological agents which are required or might be needed in order to provide anesthetic and recovery services, as well as to treat any likely complication which might arise as a result of these services, in such manner that complies with the accepted standards of care as set forth in the "Practice Guidelines for Sedation and Analgesia by Non-Anesthesiologists" of the American Society of Anesthesiology (520 Northwest Highway, Park Ridge, IL 60068-2573), appearing in Anesthesiology, Vol. 84, No. 2, February 1996, incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented.

(b) An office in which general anesthesia is to be provided shall be equipped with the following additional emergency equipment:

1. Special equipment to manage a difficult airway;

2. Drugs and equipment to treat malignant hyperthermia, shock and anaphylactic reactions;

3. A precordial stethoscope or esophageal stethoscope; and

4. A peripheral nerve stimulator.

(c) In an office in which anesthesia services are to be provided to infants and children, the required emergency equipment shall be appropriately sized for a pediatric population.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:35-4A.13