ARSD 44:75:14:07. Service areas in obstetrical suite

The size of the service areas in each obstetrical suite depends on the obstetrical workload. Each obstetrical suite shall include the following service areas: (1) A supervisor's station; (2) Sterilizing facilities with high speed autoclave convenient to delivery rooms; (3) Facilities for storage and preparation of medication; (4) Scrub-up facilities adjacent to delivery rooms; (5) A soiled workroom containing a counter with a sink, clinical sink, hand sink, waste receptacle, and soiled linen receptacles; (6) Storage for sterile and unsterile supplies, which may be in clean workroom; (7) Storage room or cabinet for anesthetic agents; (8) Nitrous oxide and oxygen facilities with storage room if these services are not piped in; (9) Clean work area for storage and assembly of supplies, containing counter and sink; (10) Equipment storage area for surgical and monitoring equipment; (11) Floor receptor or service sink and storage for housekeeping supplies and equipment; (12) Clothing change areas, lockers, and toilet rooms with handwashing facility for doctors, nurses, technicians, and other personnel; and (13) Stretcher alcove.