S.C. Code Regs. § § 61-17.1000.1007

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 10, October 25, 2024

Section 61-17.1000.1007 - Oxygen Therapy (II)

A. The facility shall provide oxygen for the treatment of residents when ordered by a physician or other legally authorized healthcare provider.

B. The facility shall post "No Smoking" signs conspicuously when oxygen is dispensed, administered, or stored. The facility shall appropriately secure all cylinders.

EXCEPTION: "Smoke-Free" facilities where smoking is prohibited, and where the facility nonsmoking policy is strictly enforced, and where "Smoke-Free" signs are strategically placed at all major entrances, secondary "No Smoking" signs shall not be required in and in the vicinity of resident rooms where oxygen is being administered. "No Smoking" signs shall be required in and in the vicinity of resident rooms and all other areas of the facility where oxygen is being stored. (I)

S.C. Code Regs. § 61-17.1000.1007

Replaced and amended byState Register Volume 40, Issue No. 03, eff. 3/25/2016.