The applicant is a legal entity and is properly licensed, certified or accredited to operate in the jurisdiction in which it is located. |
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The applicant or any of the applicant’s employees, agents, independent contractors or sub-contractors have not been convicted of, pled guilty to or pled nolo contendere to any |
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The applicant has no current or pending disciplinary actions. |
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The applicant is in good standing with all regulatory agencies |
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The applicant has read, understands, and accepts the mandatory requirements, responsibilities, and terms and conditions associated with these COTE accreditation standards. |
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The applicant does not discriminate in its employment practices with regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, political affiliation, national origin, or handicap. |
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The applicant follows all required safety protocols, has safety policies in place |
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The applicant has established emergency protocols for health and safety related incidents |
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The applicant has in place all furniture, fixtures and medical and surgical equipment and appropriate infrastructure needed to accommodate and facilitate the care of obese individuals: |
Facility and space requirements:
Entrance and route:
- Wide easy access with ramps provided
- with handrails
- Conveniently located elevator
Doorway and corridor widths
- Large doors (min 1.2 m/4 ft)
- Widedoorway for bariatricstretchers (min 1.4 m/4 ft 8 in)
- Wide corridors (min 1.5 m/ 5 ft) to accommodate bariatric wheelchairs and stretchers.
Lobbies and waiting areas
- In shared areas, up to 10-20% of general seating should be bariatric. And well-integrated with general furniture to avoid separating bariatric patients in specific areas
- At least 20% in emergency departments and up to 50% in cardiac and bariatric units with steel reinforced furniture to support a minimum of 340 kilograms.
- Reasonable seat height (min 0.45 m/1 ft 6 in) to help patient to stand.
Bariatric patient room
- Proper size of bariatric inpatient rooms to accommodate bariatric patient equipment’s (min 16.61 m2/179 ft2 with min 1.5 m/5 ft door width)
- Provision of convenient tools for patient lift and transport.Providedwhether by an overhead lifting system or a portable lifting assist (min 363 kilograms/800 lb).
- Bariatric bed that accommodates all treated patients
Bathrooms
- Sized to allow for staff assistance on two sides of the patient at the toilet and shower. Can accommodate wheelchair and lifts (optional)
- Bigger shower stalls with sufficient opening and space to feature heavy-duty wall-mounted grab bars that hold at least 340 kilograms/750 lb.
- Handrail designed to support a minimum of 181 kg/400 lb shall be provided adjacent to the sink to support the patient if required
- Sinks shall be floor mounted with clearance on either side to accommodate a caregiver.
Toilet rooms
- Provide floor-mounted toilets with weight capacity of at least 454 kg/1000 lb with oversized toilet seats a clearance of 1.5 m/5 ft. Toilet seat height shall be 0.45 m/1 ft 6 in to aid patient to rise.
- Provide reinforced grab bars that hold at least 340 kg/750 lb.
Other Furniture provided for bariatric patients use
- Proper sized chairs in seating area
- Proper sized chairs in examination room
- Proper stretcher in examination room
Equipment
- Bariatric wheelchairs
- Scale up to 454 kg/ 1000 lb
- Scale positioned in private area.
- Measuring tape for waist circumference
- Appropriately sized gowns
- Large sized Bariatric Blood pressure cuff.
Bariatric Surgery room Requirements:
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Final comment by Surveyor on attestation section:
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