Here is a bit of new regulations going into effect in the near future here in Maryland...

A. The kidney dialysis center shall:
(1) Comply with 42 CFR 405.2140(5)(i)-(iii), which is incorporated by reference; and
(2) Assure that the quality of water provided by a municipal water supply meets the federal Environmental Protection Agency standards for dissolved solutes.

According to this, a dialysis facility is responsible for making sure that a municiple water supply meets EPA standards for drinking water! If it dosn't, what are we supposed to do? These people are just freakin NUTS!

Chuck

start policing the police?
really, we've all had our share of inspectors with their own pet peeves..so....we'll all make sure we send those annual letters to the water suppliers in our areas???
NEXT!!!!!

Chuck,

I believe AAMI standards are based on water that meets EPA safe drinking water standards. AAMI doesn't list every contaminant that might be in the water.

We had a prospective home patient who had dibromochloropropane in his well water. He didn't even know it until he did the water testing for NxStage. He had to use the NxStage with the bags.