3701-84-78. Safety standards - pediatric cardiac catheterization service  


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  • (A) To assure a safe environment for patients, visitors, and personnel, each provider of a pediatric cardiac catheterization service shall establish and maintain safety guidelines, practices and policies in accordance with applicable United States nuclear regulatory commission regulations, applicable provisions of Chapter 3748. of the Revised Code, and the rules adopted pursuant to that chapter.

    (B) Each provider of a pediatric cardiac catheterization service shall establish, maintain, and follow electrical safety policies which at a minimum include:

    (1) A safe primary electrical wiring system;

    (2) Electrical isolation of all equipment attached to a patient;

    (3) Use of an equipotential hardwired grounding system for all equipment; and

    (4) Periodic inspection of the electrical system and measurement of interequipment current leakage.

    (C) Each provider of a pediatric cardiac catheterization service shall periodically survey all of the equipment utilized by the service and perform preventive maintenance on a schedule that, at a minimum, conforms to manufacturers' recommendations. Results of surveillance and preventive maintenance activities must be internally documented.


Effective: 8/1/2017
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 02/27/2017 and 03/01/2022
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3702.11, 3702.13
Rule Amplifies: 3702.11, 3702.12, 3702.13 , 3702.14, 3702.141, 3702.15, 3702.16, 3702.18, 3702.19, 3702.20
Prior Effective Dates: 3/1/1997