44:69:08:05.  Services area in care area for birth centers with three or more beds. Each birth center with three or more beds shall contain a service area that includes the following:

 

          (1)  Office space shall be located in the birth center unless the provider's professional office is attached;

 

          (2)  A reception and administration area shall be located to control and monitor access to the birth center;

 

          (3)  A staff work area with counter and storage;

 

          (4)  A medication preparation room with work counter, counter sink, lockable refrigerator, and locked storage for medications;

 

          (5)  A nourishment area with a work counter, counter sink, refrigerator, storage cabinets, and equipment for hot and cold nourishment;

 

          (6)  Each center shall have equipment to provide ice for treatment and nourishment;

 

          (7)  A clean workroom shall be separate from and have no direct connection with soiled workrooms or soiled holding rooms and shall be equipped with a work counter, hand-washing station, and storage for clean and sterile supplies and equipment;

 

          (8)  A soiled workroom shall contain a clinical sink, hand-washing station, and work counter and space to separate covered containers for soiled linen and a variety of waste types;

 

          (9)  An environmental services room shall be provided for the exclusive uses of the birth center;

 

          (10)  A staff lounge;

 

          (11)  Securable lockers, closets, and cabinets compartments for the personal articles for staff shall be provided near the staff work areas;

 

          (12)  At least 20 square feet (1.86 square meters) of general storage shall be provided for each birth room; and

 

          (13)  Corridors shall have a width of at least five feet (1.52 meters).

 

          Source: 38 SDR 115, effective January 9, 2011.

          General Authority: SDCL 34-12-62(1) and (13).

          Law Implemented: SDCL 34-12-62(1) and (13).