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Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021) |
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TITLE 775. Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners |
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Chapter 20. Minimum Standards for Veterinary Premises |
SECTION 775:20-1-4. Housekeeping standards
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- (a) All areas of the veterinary medical grounds, buildings and facilities shall be kept clean and free of refuse.(b) Floors, countertops, tables, sinks, and similar equipment and fixtures shall be cleaned and disinfected after contact with any internal organ, body fluid or other bodily discharge of a patient.(c) Examination tables, surgery tables, anesthetic equipment, and all indoor animal compartments shall be cleaned and disinfected after each patient use with disinfectants capable of eliminating harmful viruses and bacteria.(d) Indoor animal compartments and exercise runs shall be cleaned at least once a day when in use.(e) Outdoor animal compartments shall be cleaned regularly.(f) Ventilation and cleaning shall be routinely provided to keep odors from lingering in the rooms. Noxious odors, gases and vapors shall not exceed the most recent American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists threshold limit values in parts per million in any one room when sampled by a singular draw per room from no less than a manually operated bellows pump or similar equipment specifically designed to measure concentrations of gases and vapors.