Section 408.30749. Special equipment; water supply protection.  


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  • Rule 749.  Section 608.3.1 of the code is amended to read as follows:

    608.3.1. Special equipment; water supply protection. The water supply for hospital fixtures shall be protected against backflow with a reduced pressure principle backflow prevention assembly, an atmospheric or spill-resistant vacuum breaker assembly, or an air gap. Vacuum breakers for bedpan washer hoses, autopsy tables, and hose connections in health care or laboratory areas shall not be located less than 6 feet (1829 mm) above the floor.

History:  1979 AC; 1982 AACS; 1985 AACS; 1989 AACS;  1998-2000  AACS;  2001 AACS; 2007