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Filter Requirements For The State Of Texas

Figure: 25 TAC §133.169(d)

FILTER EFFICIENCIES FOR CENTRAL VENTILATION
AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS IN HOSPITALS AND OUTPATIENT FACILITIES
Area Designation	Number of Filter Beds	Filter Bed No. 1 (Percent, MERV*)	Filter Bed No. 2 (Percent, MERV*)
Orthopedic and organ transplant operating rooms	2	25, 7	99.97, 17
Protective environment rooms	2	25, 7	99.97, 17
IV preparation and chemo-hood rooms	2	25, 7	99.97, 17
General procedure operating rooms, delivery rooms, nurseries, critical care units, patient care areas and treatment, diagnostic and related areas	2	25, 7	90, 14
Laboratories and sterile storage	1	80, 13	----
Administrative, bulk storage, soiled holding areas, food preparation areas, and laundries	1	30, 7	----

* MERV – Minimum efficiency rating value (American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Standard 52.2, 1999 edition.

NOTES:

Additional roughing or prefilters should be considered to reduce maintenance required for filters with efficiency higher than 75%.
The filtration efficiency ratings are based on ASHRAE Standard 52.1, 1992 edition.

Source Of Information: http://www.sos.state.tx.us/tac/.

Ventilation Requirements For The State Of Texas

Figure: 25 TAC §133.169(c)

VENTILATION REQUIREMENTS FOR HOSPITALS AND OUTPATIENT FACILITIES¹
Area Designation	Air movement relationship to adjacent areas²,¹⁶	Minimum air changes of outdoor air per hour³	Minimum total air changes per hour⁴	All air exhausted directly to outdoors⁵	Recirculated by means of room units⁶	Relative humidity⁷ (%)	Design temperature ⁸ (degrees F)
SURGERY AND CRITICAL CARE
Operating/Surgical, cystoscopic rooms ⁹,¹⁶	Out	4	20	----	No	30-60	68-73 ¹⁷
Airborne infection isolation surgical rooms	In	4	15	Yes	No	30-60	68-73
Isolation anteroom (surgery)	In/Out ²⁰	----	10	Yes	No	----	----
Delivery room ⁹	Out	3	15	----	No	30-60	68-73
Recovery room ⁹	----	2	6	----	No	30-60	70-75
Critical and intensive care	----	2	6	----	No	30-60	70-75
Treatment room ¹⁰	----	----	6	----	----	----	75
Trauma room ¹⁰	Out	3	15	----	No	30-60	70-75
Anesthesia gas storage	In	----	8	Yes	----	----	----
Endoscopy	Out	2	6	----	No	30-60	68-73
Bronchoscopy	In	2	12	Yes	No	30-60	68-73
Intermediate care	----	2	6 ¹⁸	----	No	30-60	70-75
Newborn intensive care	----	2	6	----	No	30-60	72-78
Emergency suite waiting	In	2	12	Yes ¹⁹	----	----	70-75
Triage	In	2	12	Yes ¹⁹	----	----	70-75
Radiology waiting	In	2	12	Yes ¹⁹	----	----	70-75
Procedure room	Out	4	20	----	No	30-60	70-75
Laser eye room	Out	4	20	----	No	30-60	70-75
X-ray (Surgical/Critical care, catheterization)	Out	3	15	----	No	30-60	70-75
NURSING
Patient room	----	2	6 ¹⁸	----	----	----	70-75
Toilet room	In	----	10	Yes	----	----	70-75
Newborn nursery suite	----	2	6	----	No	30-60	72-78
Protective environment room ¹¹	Out	2	12	----	No	----	70-75
Protective environment anteroom ¹¹	In/In ²¹	----	10	----	No	----	----
Airborne infection isolation room ¹²	In	2	12	Yes	No	----	70-75
Isolation alcove or anteroom ¹²	In/Out ²⁰	----	10	Yes	No	----	----
Labor, delivery, recovery (LDR)	----	2	6 ¹⁸	----	----	----	70-75
Labor, delivery, recovery, postpartum(LDRP)	----	2	6 ¹⁸	----	----	----	70-75
Patient corridor	----	----	2	----	----	----	----
ANCILLARY
Radiology ¹³ X-ray (diagnostic and treatment)	----	----	6	----	----	----	75
Darkroom	In	----	10	Yes	No	----	----
Fluoroscopy	In	2	6	----	----	----	75
Laboratory General ¹³	----	2	6	----	----	----	75
Bacteriology	In	2	6	Yes	No	----	75
Biochemistry ¹³	In	2	6	Yes	No	----	75
Cytology	In	2	6	Yes	No	----	75
Glass washing	In	----	10	Yes	----	----	75
Histology	In	2	6	Yes	No	----	75
Microbiology ¹³	In	2	6	Yes	No	----	75
Nuclear medicine	In	2	6	Yes	No	----	75
Pathology	In	2	6	Yes	No	----	75
Serology	In	2	6	Yes	No	----	75
Sterilizing	In	----	10	Yes	No	----	75
Media transfer	Out	2	4	----	----	----	----
Autopsy room	In	----	12	Yes	No	----	----
Nonrefrigerated body- holding room	In	----	10	Yes	----	----	70
Pharmacy	Out	----	4	----	----	----	75
Preparation/anteroom	Out	2	6	----	No	----	75
IV hood room	Out	2	6	----	No	----	75
Chemotherapy room-fume hoods	In	2	6	Yes	No	----	75
DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT
Examination room	----	----	6	----	----	----	75
Medication room	Out	----	4	----	----	----	75
Treatment room	----	----	6	----	----	----	75
Physical therapy and hydrotherapy	In	----	6	----	----	----	75
Soiled workroom or holding	In	----	10	Yes	No	----	----
Clean workroom or holding	Out	----	4	----	----	----	----
STERILIZING AND SUPPLY
EO sterilizer room ¹⁵	In	----	10	Yes	No	30-60	75
Sterilizer equipment room ²	In	----	10	Yes	No	----	----
Central medical and surgical supply
Soiled or decontamination room	In	----	6	Yes	No	----	68-73
Clean workroom	Out	----	4	----	No	30-60	75
Sterile storage	Out	----	4	----	----	70 Max	----
Equipment storage	----	----	2	----	----	----	----
SERVICE
Food preparation center ¹⁴	----	----	10	----	No	----	----
Ware washing	In	----	10	Yes	No	----	----
Dietary day storage	In	----	2	----	----	----	----
Laundry, general	----	----	10	Yes	----	----	----
Soiled linen (sorting and storage)	In	----	10	Yes	No	----	----
Clean linen storage	Out	----	2	----	----	----	----
Soiled linen and trash chute room	In	----	10	Yes	No	----	----
Bedpan room	In	----	10	Yes	----	----	----
Bathroom	In	----	10	Yes	----	----	75
Janitor’s closet	In	----	10	Yes	No	----	----
ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICE
Administrative and support service	----	----	2	----	----	30 Min	68-73

Notes applicable to: “Ventilation Requirements for Hospitals and Outpatient Facilities”

Source Of Information: http://www.sos.state.tx.us/tac/.

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