NAC449.61146. Requirements for birth room, toilet and bathing facilities, hallways and doors, water supply and office-based facilities.

     1. Each birth room in an obstetric center must:

     (a) Be maintained in a condition which is adequate and appropriate to provide for the equipment, staff, supplies and any emergency procedures required during the period of labor, delivery and recovery for the physical and emotional care of the maternal patient, any person accompanying the maternal patient for support and the newborn baby;

     (b) Have at least 256 square feet with a minimum room dimension of 16 feet;

     (c) Be located so as to provide unimpeded, rapid access to an exit of the building which will accommodate emergency transportation vehicles and equipment; and

     (d) Have facilities immediately available to the birth room for the washing of hands.

     2. The obstetric center shall provide toilet and bathing facilities for use by a maternal patient, including:

     (a) A toilet and lavatory maintained in or adjacent to the vicinity of the birth room; and

     (b) A shower which is clean and in good repair.

     3. Hallways and doors which provide entry into, exit from and access within the obstetric center and birth rooms must be of adequate width and configuration to accommodate the maneuvering of a stretcher from an ambulance, a wheelchair and other emergency equipment.

     4. The obstetric center must have an adequate supply of hot and cold running water under pressure for human consumption and other purposes relating to the care of the maternal patient and newborn baby.

     5. If office-based prenatal or other health care is provided at the obstetric center, the consultation and examining rooms for that care must be separate from the birth rooms.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 7-19-96; A by R072-04, 8-4-2004)