Patient Care Space: Any space of a health care facility wherein patients are intended to be examined or treated. This includes:
- Critical Care (Category 1) Space ̶ intensive care rooms, operating rooms, delivery rooms, etc.
- General Care Space (Category 2) ̶ inpatient bedrooms, dialysis rooms, procedural rooms, etc.
- Basic Care (Category 3) Space ̶ exam/treatment rooms in clinics, dental offices, nursing homes, etc.
Patient Care Vicinity: A space, within a location intended for examination and treatment of patients, extending 6 feet (1.8 m) beyond the normal location of the bed, chair, table, treadmill, or other device that supports the patient during examination and treatment and extending vertically 7.5 feet (2.3 m) above the floor.
Medical Grade Power Strips from Leviton may be used in ALL types of Patient Care Rooms, both within and beyond the Patient Care Vicinity.
