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Michigan Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 16, 2016) |
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Department LR. Licensing and Regulatory Affairs |
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Bureau of Community and Health Systems |
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Chapter Minimum Standards for Hospitals |
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Part 3. OPERATIONAL RULES AND MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR ALL HOSPITAL PHYSICAL PLANT, FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND |
Section 325.1055. Nursery procedures.
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Rule 55. The following procedures shall be observed in nurseries:
(a) If nursery lavatory faucets are not elbow, foot, or knee controlled the water shall be left running during all periods of infant care or sterile paper lifters shall be used each time the hands manipulate the faucet control.
(b) Each bassinet shall be marked with the mother's name and the baby's birth date.
(c) Each infant shall be given completely individual care in his own bassinet.
(d) The use of a common carrier for transporting babies is prohibited.
(e) Receptacles for soiled diapers shall be kept covered.
(f) An immediate report of inflammation or pus in the eyes of the newborn infants shall be made to the physician in charge and to the hospital administrator.
History: 1954 AC; 1979 AC.