Washington requires WEEKLY testing. Oregon requires monthly testing. Idaho requires WEEKLY testing. Montana requires WEEKLY testing. Wyoming requires WEEKLY testing. California requires WEEKLY testing. Nevada requires WEEKLY testing. Utah requires WEEKLY testing. Arizona requires WEEKLY testing. New Mexico requires WEEKLY testing. Colorado requires WEEKLY testing. North Dakota requires WEEKLY testing. South Dakota requires WEEKLY testing. Nebraska requires WEEKLY testing. Kansas requires WEEKLY testing. Oklahoma requires WEEKLY testing. Texas requires WEEKLY testing. Louisana requires WEEKLY testing. Arkansas requires MONTHLY testing. Missouri requires WEEKLY testing. Iowa requires WEEKLY testing. Minnesota requires WEEKLY testing. Wisconsin requires WEEKLY testing. Michigan requires MONTHLY testing. Illinois requires WEEKLY testing. Indiana requires MONTHLY testing. Ohio requires WEEKLY testing. Mississippi requires WEEKLY testing. Alabama requires WEEKLY testing. Florida requires MONTHLY testing. Georgia requires WEEKLY testing. South Carolina requires WEEKLY testing. North Carolina requires WEEKLY testing. Virginia requires WEEKLY testing. West Virginia requires WEEKLY testing. Kentucky requires WEEKLY testing. Tennesee requires WEEKLY testing. Maryland requires WEEKLY testing. Delaware requires WEEKLY testing. New Jersey requires WEEKLY testing. Pennsylvania requires WEEKLY testing. New York requires WEEKLY testing. Connecticut requires WEEKLY testing. New York requires WEEKLY testing. Rhode Island requires WEEKLY testing. Massachusetts requires WEEKLY testing. New Hampshire requires WEEKLY testing. Maine requires WEEKLY testing. Vermont requires WEEKLY testing.
The following are guidelines for the use of Biological and Chemical Indicators as per governing organization.  You may click on the names of the Organizations to visit their web sites.

CDC
  • Weekly
  • Each load of implantables
  • Each EtO cycle
    		•
  • On every package
  • Inside large packs
    		•
    OSHA
  • Regularly - follows CDC
          recommendations
    		•
  • On every package
    		•
    ADA
  • Weekly
  • Each load of implantables
    		•
  • On every package
  • May be used in every package
    		•
    OSAP
  • Weekly
    		•
  • In every package
    		•
    VA
  • Daily for steam & dry heat
  • Each load of implantables
  • Each EtO cycle
    		•
  • On every package
  • May be used in every package
    		•
    AAMI
  • Weekly
  • Each load of implantables
  • Each EtO cycle
    		•
  • On every package
  • In every package
  • In every unwrapped load
    		•
    AORN
  • Weekly
  • Each load of implantables
  • Each EtO cycle
    		•
  • On every package
  • In every package
  • In every unwrapped load
    		•



  • The Sterilization Process
    • - Learn what types of indicators there are and how often you should use them.
  • Sterilization Regulations
    • - What organizations require sterilization monitoring and when.
  • Loading Sterilizers Properly
    • - Get directions on how to correctly prepare your sterilizer for testing.
  • Why Tests Fail
    • - Have you failed a test? Find out why.
  • What To Do If Tests Fail
    • - Have you failed a test? Find out what to do.
       
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