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What is NYC PC § 422.10?

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This section mandates that control valves, vacuum outlets, and similar devices in patient transport areas be installed at a height that avoids contact with patients or stretchers. The statute aims to enhance patient safety and comfort during transport. Applies to healthcare facility operators and building owners.

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422.10 Special elevations.

PC § 422.10

Control valves, vacuum outlets and devices protruding from a wall of an operating, emergency, recovery, examining or delivery room, or in a corridor or other location where patients are transported on a wheeled stretcher, shall be located at an elevation that prevents bumping the patient or stretcher against the device.

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