Section 145.230 - Dialysis Unit Support SpacesThere shall be adequate provision for the following support spaces in conveniently accessible locations:
(A) Space for patients' belongings;(B) Toilet and handwashing facilities for patients;(C) Toilet and handwashing facilities for staff;(D) Examination room with handwashing facilities;(E) Medication station with work counter and handwashing facilities;(F) Clean supply storage room;(G) Soiled workroom equipped with flushing rim sink, handwashing facilities, work counter, storage cabinets, waste receptacles, and soiled linen receptacle;(H) Housekeeping room with floor receptor sink; and(I) Reprocessing room. If dialyzers are reused, the unit must contain a reprocessing room sized to perform the required functions. The reprocessing room must provide for one-way flow of materials from soiled to clean. The reprocessing room must have provisions for refrigeration for temporary storage of dialyzers, decontamination/cleaning areas, sinks, a packaging area, and dialyzer storage cabinets.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1379, eff. 11/30/2018.