(a) An abortion service shall have available on its premises a standard operating room, capable of accommodating abdominal as well as vaginal surgical procedures, or a written agreement with a hospital located within a total transport time of fifteen minutes for the use of a standard operating room in the treatment of its patients requiring care on an in-patient basis.
(b) All rooms in which abortions are performed shall be adequately equipped, supplied and staffed and shall include the following, in addition to the instruments and equipment needed for the performance of abortions:
(1) Anesthesia equipment and such other equipment as is necessary to treat patients for hemorrhage, shock, cardiac arrest and other emergencies;
(2) An adequate supply of drugs, plasma expanders and parenteral fluids immediately available at all times with appropriate refrigeration equipment therefor;
(3) Rho (L) immune globulin for use when indicated, or other procedures to prevent Rh sensitization;
(4) Dressing rooms and scrub-up facilities which are suitably located;
(5) A utility room with facilities for sterilization of bedpan and enema equipment; and
(6) A utility room with facilities for sterilization of supplies, except in an abortion service which receives sterile supplies from a control supply service.
(c) The operating facilities and equipment shall be constructed and maintained so as to be free from sanitary hazards and safety hazards which are likely to cause fire or explosion, and such facilities shall be subject to inspection and approval by the Fire Department.
(d) Environmental controls to prevent infections, including the control of personnel and patient traffic, shall be maintained in the operating facilities.
(e) Whoever violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. Punishment shall be as provided in Section 698.02.
(Ord. 1978-127. Passed 6-21-78.)