Application / Appliance Type | Standard | Reference Temperature Range | Temperature Range Set in Automated Monitoring System |
Food Refrigerator | FDA Food Code 3-501.16-19 | 2° – 5°C (35° to 41°F) | 2° to 5°C 1st alert 30 min |
Food Freezer | Title 22 CCR: Acute Care, Item 25 | -18°C (0°F) or below | -30° to -10°C 1st alert 30 min |
Medication Refrigerator | USP Quality Review: Storage Definitions; Title 22, CCR | 1° to 8°C (36° to 46°F) | 2° to 8°C 1st alert 30 min |
Medication Freezer | USP Quality Review: Storage Definitions; Title 22, CCR | -20° to -10°C (-4° to 14°F) or other freezer temperature range recommended by the drug manufacturer | -30° to -10°C 1st alert 30 min |
Specimen Refrigerator – | College of American Pathologists: 2007 Laboratory Inspection Checklist | 1° to 8°C (33° to 46°F) | 2° to 8°C 1st alert 60 min |
Breast Milk Refrigerator | Centers for Disease Control | 2° to 8°C (35.6° to 46.4°F) | 2° to 8°C 1st alert 15 min |
Breast Milk Freezer | Centers for Disease Control | -30° to -10°C (-22.0° to 14°F) | -30° to -10°C 1st alert 15 min |
Tissue Refrigerator | Joint Commission Standard PC.17.10 | -17.5° to -15°C (0.4° to 4°F) | Product and usage dependent |
Tissue Freezer | Joint Commission Standard PC.17.10 | -40°F (-40°C) | Product and usage dependent |
Blanket Warmer | Facility SOP | Not to exceed 43°C (110°F) | 38° to 43°C 1st alert 60 min |
Fluid Warmer | USP Quality Review: Storage Definitions | 30° to 40°C (86° to 104°F); 72 hour limit | 30° to 40°C 1st alert 60 min |
Contrast Warmer | Manufacturer Package Insert: Omnipaque and Visipaque | 15° to 30°C (59° to 86°F ) | 18° to 27°C 1st alert 60 min |
Vaccine Management | Centers for Disease Control | 2° to 8°C (35.6° to 46.4°F) | 2° to 8°C for refrigerated vaccines 1st alert 30 min |
POCT Test Supplies | Manufacturer’s Recommendations | 18° to 30°C (64° to 86°F) | 18° to 27°C 1st alert 60 min |
Blood Bank | FDA and AABB the Standards for Blood Banks and Transfusion Services (27th Edition) | 1.5° to 5.5°C (34.7° to 41.2°F) | 1.5° to 5.5°C 1st alert 5 min or less |
Platelets | FDA and AABB the Standards for Blood Banks and Transfusion Services (27th Edition) | 20.0° to 24.0°C (68.0° to 75.2°F) | 20.0° to 24.0°C 1st alert 15 min or less |