AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services. Division of Substance Use and Mental Health. State Hospital

SERIES: 82078
TITLE: Sterilization record
DATES: 1987-
ARRANGEMENT: chronological

DESCRIPTION: This is a record of all items that have been sterilized at the hospital. Control strips are enclosed with each batch of items. When a test strip does not register in the pass area, then the items are resterilized. An autoclave Recording Instrument chart is used on the outside of the machine to ensure that the proper temperature was met during the process. The biological test strips are used to document the kill rate of bacteria. When live bacteria are noted to be present, then the strips are sent to the lab to test for a growth rate seven days after the test was completed. All parts of this series are used to prove that the machine is operating under proper standards.

This series includes the temperature, time of the batch, pressure reached, and type of sterilization used.

RETENTION

Retain for 5 year(s)

DISPOSITION

Destroy.

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

Retention and disposition for this series were specifically approved by the State Records Committee.

APPROVED: 09/1988

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office for 5 years after date of sterilization and then destroy.

APPRAISAL

Administrative Fiscal

Retention is comparable to the Florida Records Schedule for Hospital Records E-1 Item 2.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public