007.05.10-73. Hyperbaric Suite
AR ADC 007.05.10-73Arkansas Administrative Code
Ark. Admin. Code 007.05.10-73
007.05.10-73. Hyperbaric Suite
2. Hyperbaric chambers for individual patients (Class B) should be installed in accordance with NFPA 99 in a room or suite adequately sized to provide the following clearances: chamber and side wall, 5 feet; between chambers, 6 feet; and between the chamber headboard and the wall, 3 feet. A minimum passage space of 4 feet shall be provided at the foot of each chamber in addition to the required clearances for sliding patients' platforms in end-loading chambers.
1. Patient waiting area. The area should be out of traffic, under staff control, and should have seating capacity in accordance with the functional program. When the hyperbaric suite is routinely used for outpatients and inpatients at the same lime, separate waiting areas should be provided with screening for visual privacy between the waiting areas.
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Amended Jan. 1, 2016.
<Statutory authority: Promulgated under the Authority of Ark. Code Ann. ยง 20-7-123, 20-9-201 et seq.>
Current with amendments received through February 15, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credit for details.
Ark. Admin. Code 007.05.10-73, AR ADC 007.05.10-73
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