2914.1 If surgery is to be performed, appropriate facilities and equipment shall be provided. Surgery shall be performed in a room which is reserved only for surgery and used for no other purpose. A surgery room may not serve as a corridor. The operating area shall be run in accordance with accepted surgical practice with regard to anesthesia, asepsis, life support, monitoring procedures, and recovery care.

2914.2 A suitably equipped area shall include the following equipment and supplies:

1. (a) A surgical table with non-porous surface;
2. (b) Autoclave for effective sterilization of instruments, linens, gloves, gowns, and similar items, will have internal and external sterilization monitors;
3. (c) Instrument table, stand, or tray and waste receptacle;
4. (d) A scrub sink or a similar container for surgical preparation;
5. (e) Operating light with sufficient power to illuminate the surgical area clearly with a minimum of one hundred (100) foot-candles;
6. (f) Automatic emergency lighting;
7. (g) Instruments, supplies, and equipment appropriate for the surgical procedures performed in the hospital;
8. (h) Instruments and equipment for artificial respiration, including but not limited to, resuscitation (Ambu) bag and endotracheal tubes;
9. (i) Circle gas anesthesia machine in working condition utilizing an anesthetic vaporizer and effective scavenger system; and
10. (j) Provision for proper and adequate post-surgical care and monitoring.

2914.3 Surgeons and assistants shall wear clean or sterile attire and sterile gloves appropriate to the procedure.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 6630, 6639 (September 2, 1988).