Title: Describe standards for record maintenance.
Course: Sterile Processing Technician I > Section: Documenting Processes and Procedures

Description should include

- record maintenance protocols
- facility record policies

  - where records should be kept (e.g., on-site, off-site)
  - how to retrieve records
  - facility policies for time limit of record-keeping

- facility reporting policies
- regulatory agency requirements for record maintenance.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is the purpose of maintaining documentation in the sterile processing department?
- When might documentation need to be retrieved?
- When are biological results recorded?