Volume 2025 | No. 2
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Compliance tips for:
■ This standard relates to the equipment used in the provision of care/service and addresses ٝ Cleaning. ٝ Storage. ٝ Transportation. ٝ Delivery. ٝ Setup. ■ Each component of the standard outlines specific practices that must be followed for the safety of clients/patients and personnel. Examples include: ٝ Clean and dirty equipment is separated in warehouses and delivery vehicles. ٝ Maintenance and cleaning are documented. ٝ Home assessments are conducted during deliveries. ■ Tour your warehouse to ensure proper equipment segregation. If not already present, create areas for: ٝ Separation of dirty, inoperable, and clean equipment. ٝ Separation and removal/disposal of expired products including the requirements for quarantine, product recalls, and equipment returned for repair. ٝ Proper storage for oxygen cylinders, both full and empty. ■ Routinely inspect delivery vehicles. There must be a process to segregate clean and dirty product, such as: ٝ Designating different areas in the vehicle. ٝ Always covering dirty product ٝ Only carrying either clean or dirty in the vehicle at one time. ٝ Another method that meets the standard. ■ Audit the personnel files of all personnel who repair/maintain equipment. Have they been properly trained? Have their skills been validated? If there is no documentation of these requirements, obtain it. ■ Develop a cleaning and equipment function check log (or other system/ process) to document proper cleaning and function checks of all equipment prior to client/patient use. Equipment repairs, disinfection, and function checks should be completed, at minimum, as required by the manufacturer. ■ Supplier Standard #27 requires suppliers to obtain oxygen from state- licensed supplier. Verify each year that your oxygen provider has a current state license and obtain evidence of the verification.
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