If short-stay surgery patients are received and processed in the short-term procedure unit, the following shall be provided:

1. (1) A receiving area designed and equipped for the preoperative preparation, holding, and observation of patients, including the administration of preoperative tests and medication.
2. (2) Adequate space for reception and registration, necessary filing of records, storage of equipment and supplies, dressing rooms, and lockers for storing patients’ belongings while care is being rendered.
3. (3) Examining rooms designed and equipped according to patients’ needs.
4. (4) Readily available patient conveyances such as wheelchairs and stretcher carts.