NAC638.063. Equipment; sterilization.

     1. A veterinary facility must maintain the following equipment at all times:

     (a) Surgical packs including drapes, sponges and proper instrumentation.

     (b) Anesthetic equipment in accordance with the level of surgery performed.

     (c) Oxygen.

     (d) A library of current journals or textbooks which provides readily accessible reference materials.

     2. All appropriate equipment must be sterilized, and surgical packs must be properly prepared for sterilization by heat or gas which is sufficient to kill bacterial spores for each sterile surgical procedure. Separate sterile surgical packs which are dated and have proof of internal and external sterilization must be used for each sterile procedure.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Veterinary Med. Exam’rs, eff. 3-19-86; A by R075-06, 11-13-2006)