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(124th General Assembly)
(Amended Substitute Senate Bill Number 117)
AN ACT
To enact section 4729.70 of the Revised Code to
establish requirements for certain
vessels
containing
medical gases and to require
the State
Board of
Pharmacy to establish a medical
gases
safety
program.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio:
SECTION 1. That section 4729.70 of the Revised Code be
enacted to read as follows:
Sec. 4729.70. (A) As used in this section, "cryogenic vessel"
means an insulated metal container in the form of a cylinder or
other design used to hold gases that have been liquefied by
extreme reductions in temperature.
(B)
The state board of pharmacy shall establish
and
implement a medical gases safety program to ensure that
cryogenic
vessels containing medical gases meet
the requirements
of this
section and are properly handled. The program applies only to
cryogenic
vessels that are portable and contain medical gases in
a volume intended for use in
administering direct treatment to one
or more individuals. The
program does not apply to cylinders or
containers of other designs that contain
medical gases that are
only compressed. (C) Each cryogenic vessel subject to this section shall
meet
the
following requirements: (1) The vessel shall be properly labeled according to the
medical gas contained in the vessel. (2) The vessel shall be color coded as
follows: (a) Air - yellow; (b) Carbon dioxide - gray; (c) Cyclopropane - orange; (d) Helium - brown; (e) Nitrogen - black; (f) Nitrous oxide - blue; (g) Oxygen - green.
The colors specified in this division shall not be used for
any
medical gas other than those specified in this division. (3) The color coding specified in division (C)(2) of this
section shall be applied to the vessel by doing
either of the
following:
(a) Applying the appropriate color to the top six inches of
the body of the vessel;
(b) Affixing a wrap to the vessel that encircles the vessel
completely,
has the identity of the contained gas printed
completely
or
continuously around the wrap, and uses the
appropriate color as
the print or background for the identity of
the
gas.
(4) The vessel shall not have previously contained a gas
that is not a medical gas. (5) When the vessel is being reused for a medical gas other
than the medical gas it previously contained, new labeling and
color coding shall be applied to the vessel and all old labeling
and color coding shall be
completely
removed. (6) The connector between the
vessel
and the valve through
which
the
medical
gas is
delivered shall be either of the
following: (a) A threaded or socket connection that is silver brazed or
welded to the valve; (b) A permanent and integral part of the valve. (D) No person shall remove a connector between a cryogenic
vessel subject to this section and the valve
through which the
medical gas
is delivered from the vessel, replace the
connector
with another
connector, or attach an adapter to the vessel or
connector
unless the person meets standards
established by the
board in rules adopted under this section.
A
person who
violates
this division is guilty of tampering with
drugs pursuant
to
section 2925.24 of the Revised Code. (E) All employees who are responsible for installing or
changing the cryogenic vessels subject to this section shall be
trained
in the proper handling of medical
gases and cryogenic
vessels,
including
training in understanding
the labeling of the
vessels and recognizing the color coding required by this section. (F) The board shall adopt rules to implement the medical
gases safety program established pursuant to this section. The
rules shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the
Revised Code. The board's rules
shall
specify standards and procedures to
be followed in
ensuring that the
individuals who modify
existing
cryogenic vessels for purposes of bringing the vessels
into
compliance with this section are
qualified
individuals. The
board's standards for being considered qualified shall include
requirements for knowledge in proper safety
precautions
concerning
medical
gases,
cryogenic vessels that contain medical
gases, and
devices through
which
medical gases are delivered from
cryogenic
vessels.
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