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1224.4.6.5 Nurse call systems

California Building Code 2016 (Vol 1) > 12 Interior Environment > 1224 [OSHPD 1] Hospitals > 1224.4 General Construction > 1224.4.6 Miscellaneous requirements > 1224.4.6.5 Nurse call systems
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The location of nurse call devices shall comply with Table 1224.4.6.5. The design of call systems shall comply with the California Electrical Code, Part 3 of Title 24.

TABLE 1224.4.6.5

[OSHPD 1, 2, 3 & 4] LOCATION OF NURSE CALL DEVICES
KEY: ● Required

AREA DESIGNATIONPATIENT STATIONBATH STATIONSTAFF EMERGENCY STATIONCODE CALL STATIONNURSE MASTER STATIONDUTY STATIONNOTES
Nursing Units
Nursing Unit bed location●1, 2, 3, 4
Patient toilets●2
Patient showers and baths●2
Critical care bed locations, including NICU●●●1, 2, 4, 5
LDR/LDRP rooms●●●1, 2, 3, 4
Newborn and special care nurseries●●
Examination/treatment room●●
Support Areas
Nurse/control station●
Clean workroom●
Soiled workroom●
Medication preparation room●
Staff lounge●
Diagnostic and Treatment Areas
Psychiatric seclusion ante/exam rooms●
Cesarean delivery rooms●2
Emergency exam, treatment, triage rooms●●●1, 2, 4
Observation unit patient station●
Operating rooms●2
Preoperative patient care area●●1, 2
Recovery—PACU●●2, 4
MRI, CT, stress testing areas●●2, 4
Diagnostic radiology, fluoroscopy and ultrasound procedure rooms●2
Cardiac catheterization, interventional imaging, angiography●●
Nuclear medicine procedure room●2
Endoscopy procedure room●2
Electroconvulsive therapy procedure room●

Notes:

  1. One device shall be permitted to accommodate both patient station and emergency staff assistance station functionality.
  2. A visible signal shall be activated in the corridor at the patient’s door, at the nurse/control station, and at all duty stations. In multicorridor nursing units, additional visible signals shall be installed at corridor intersections.
  3. Two-way voice communication shall be provided with the nurse/control station.
  4. Exception: Skilled nursing facilities.

  5. One device shall be permitted to accommodate both emergency staff assistance and code call station functionality.
  6. A patient station shall not be required in the NICU.
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