Per Condition of Participation (CoP) §482.41(d)(2):
- RPT in the patient care vicinity^ are only used on movable patient care medical equipment and are permanently attached to the equipment and meet UL 1363A or UL 60601-1.
- RPT in the patient care vicinity may not be used for non-patient care electrical equipment, such as personal electronics, except in long-term care resident rooms that do not use patient care medical equipment.
- assembled by qualified personnel and meet the conditions of NFPA 99: 10.2.3.6.
- Power strips for non-patient care electrical equipment in the patient care rooms, but outside of the patient care vicinity, must meet UL 1363.
- In non-patient care rooms, power strips meet other UL standards.
