Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.45279 - Surgical patient observation and recovery areas
Rule 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.
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