Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part XIV - Plumbing › Chapter 13 - Medical Facilities Plumbing Systems [formerly Appendix G - Medical Facilities Plumbing Systems] › Section XIV-1303 - Fixtures

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Bedpans.
				Acceptable flush rim bedpan hoppers (clinical sink), bedpan washers, and/or
				other acceptable fixtures and equipment shall be provided for the disposing of
				bedpan contents and the cleansing and disinfection of bedpans in soiled utility
				rooms.
B. Clinical Sink. A clinical
				sink shall have an integral trap in which the upper portion of a visible trap
				seal provides a water surface. The fixture shall be so designed as to permit
				complete removal of the contents by siphonic or blowout action, or both, and to
				reseal the trap. A flushing rim shall provide water to cleanse the interior
				surface. The fixture shall have flushing and cleansing characteristics similar
				to a water closet.
C. Prohibited
				Use of Clinical and Service Sinks. A clinical sink serving a soiled utility
				room shall not be considered as a substitute for, nor shall it be used as, a
				janitor's service sink. A janitor's service sink shall not be used for the
				disposal of urine, fecal matter, or other human waste.
D. Ice Prohibited in Soiled Utility Room.
				Machines for manufacturing ice, or any device for the handling or storage of
				ice, shall not be located in a soiled utility room. Machines for manufacturing
				ice, or devices for handling or storage of ice intended for either human
				consumption or packs, may be located in a clean utility room, floor pantry, or
				diet kitchen.
E. Sterilizer
				Equipment Requirements. The following apply to sterilizer equipment.
1. It shall be unlawful to de-scale or
				otherwise submit the interior of water sterilizers, stills, or similar
				equipment to acid or other chemical solutions while the equipment is connected
				to the water or drainage system.
2.
				New pressure sterilizers and pressure instrument washer-sterilizers hereafter
				installed shall display, in a location clearly visible at all times, the ASME
				Standard symbol and data plate.
3.
				All sterilizer piping and devices necessary for the operation of sterilizers
				shall be accessible for inspection and maintenance, and shall satisfy the
				following.
a. Steam supplies to sterilizers,
				including those connected by pipes from overhead mains or branches, shall be
				drained to prevent any excess moisture from reaching the sterilizer. The
				condensate drainage from the steam supply shall be discharged by
				gravity.
b. Steam condensate return
				from sterilizers shall not be connected to pressure or vacuum return systems;
				only gravity returns shall be acceptable. Steam condensate returns from
				sterilizers shall not be connected to overhead mains or branches.
c. Pressure sterilizers should be equipped
				with an acceptable means of condensing and cooling the exhaust steam vapors.
				Nonpressure sterilizers should be equipped with an acceptable device which will
				automatically control the vapors in a manner so as to confine them within the
				vessel, or equipped with an acceptable means of condensing and cooling the
				vapors.
d. Gas fired equipment or
				apparatus, requiring either water or drainage connections or both, shall meet
				the standards of the American National Standards Institute.