Exam room layout that facilitates physical exam and other procedures.
Medical exam room sink requirements.
The comments on the cdc health blog inspecting outpatient surgery centers lapses in infection prevention make reference to.
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Required sink in room with doors not spaces with curtains.
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The individual facility chapters though have additional specific requirements for hand washing stations in certain locations.
Not that i doubt you on the sink in every exam room claim but could you cite the cms source as i have not been able to find one.
Medical offices must provide exit routes from each exam room so that patients and staff can safely escape the building in case of fire or other emergencies.
There is still a requirement to have sinks in exam rooms.
Hand washing sinks are required within examination and treatment rooms for outpatient surgical facilities.
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These requirements apply for new facilities and renovations to existing facilities.
If x rays are performed in the exam room osha regulations require the equipment to be labeled with caution signs and limiting employee exposure to radiation by supplying personal radiation monitors to those working in restricted areas.
There is no national requirement or guideline about sinks in medical office exam rooms that i am aware of.
For example each exam or treatment room is required to have one.
For more information refer to the fgi guidelines.
One sink and one alcohol gel dispenser located within easy reach in each clinician patient interaction space.