Comments on: 2011 nPSG.11.01 (nuclear-Magnetic-Resonance Patient Safety Goal)

By: MRI Safety Resolution « MRI Metal Detector Blog

MRI Safety Resolution « MRI Metal Detector Blog — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 23:15:10 +0000

[...] as the new design and construction standard. The 2010
Guidelines codifies a number of the MR safety recommendations that
have passed from the Joint Commission’s own lips and
makes them standards for new construction. In 2011 I will apply
whatever cajoling, leveraging, [...]

By: Tobias Gilk

Tobias Gilk — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 19:35:45 +0000

OK, I don’t usually comment on my own posts, however I JUST learned that TJC will, in some small measure, be enforcing MR safety, starting in 2011.

TJC just announced that for design projects beginning after January 1st, 2011, the new standard for physical facilities will be the 2010 edition of the Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities, which DOES have MRI safety requirements. See the announcement in the table-of-contents listing of the Joint Commission’s publication Environment of Care News:

http://www.jcrinc.com/Environment-of-Care-News/Current-Issue/ (you won’t be able to see the article if you don’t subscribe to the publication)

CAVEAT: This standard (EC.02.06.05) only applies to new construction, so the 10,000 or so existing MRIs in the US (and those elsewhere) would not be subject to these safety standards. However, new MRI suites for Joint Commission accredited facilities that are designed after January 1st will have to conform with the physical environment safety standards.

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