§ 8.16.340. Patients' utensils - Homes for the aged and mental institutions.  


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  • All bedpans, urinals and other bedside utensils used for patients and inmates shall be free from cracks or chips. Bedpans used individually shall be properly stored, marked and thoroughly cleaned after each use. Bedpans not individually used shall be sterilized after each use by boiling in water for fifteen or twenty minutes, or autoclaved. All bedpans shall be sterilized once a week by boiling in water for fifteen minutes, or autoclaved.
    (Prior code § 6.08.460 (Ord. 349 § 32, 1951))