SECTION 259.130. Infirmary

An infirmary should be provided for systems of 200 or more capacity and shall include the following minimum components:

(1) nurses station;

(2) locked medication station with storage for individually filled prescriptions;

(3) utility room with sink and storage for linens and equipment;

(4) refrigerated storage;

(5) utility room with double tub sink and clinical service sink with flushing rim;

(6) 80 gross square feet of floor space per bed;

(7) at least one single occupancy negative pressure cell;

(8) doors, through which patients and equipment are to be moved, of adequate width to allow turning of wheeled chairs and tables normally used in medical facilities;

(9) a lavatory with a gooseneck inlet and wrist controls accessible to each ward;

(10) janitor closet;

(11) toilet, lavatory, and shower for use of inmates in the infirmary;

(12) additional elements as dictated by the facility health care director.

Source Note: The provisions of this §259.130 adopted to be effective December 12, 1994, 19 TexReg 9376; amended to be effective February 4, 1999, 24 TexReg 591