Cut Sheet

Applicable Codes & Standards
NFPA 99 – Health Care Facilities Code
Establishes criteria for levels of health care services
or systems based on risk to the patients, sta, or
visitors in health care facilities to minimize the hazards
of fire, explosion, and electricity. Requirements
address installation, inspection, testing, maintenance,
performance, and safe practices for facilities, material,
equipment, and appliances.
NFPA 70 (National Electric Code) Article 517 –
Health Care Facilities
The provisions of this article shall apply to electrical
construction and installation criteria in health care
facilities that provide services to human beings. The
requirements not only apply to single-function buildings
but are also intended to be individually applied to their
respective forms of occupancy within a multifunction
building.
UL 60601-1 – Medical Electrical Equipment,
Part 1: General Requirements for Safety
Specifies general requirements for the safety of
MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT and to serve as
the basis for the safety requirements of Particular
Standards.
UL 60950-1 – Information Technology
Equipment – Safety, Part 1: General
Requirements
Specifies requirements intended to reduce risks of fire,
electric shock or injury for the OPERATOR and layman
who may come into contact with the equipment and,
where specifically stated, for SERVICE PERSONNEL.
UL 1363A – Special Purpose Relocatable
Power Taps
These requirements cover Special Purpose Relocatable
Power Taps intended for indoor use only, with medical
equipment, where the medical equipment is intended to
be used in General Patient Care Areas or Critical Patient
Care Areas as defined by Article 517 of the National
Electrical Code for Health Care Facilities, to supply
power to plug-connected components of a movable
equipment assemblies that is rack-, table-, or pedestal-
mounted.
UL 1449 – Surge Protective Devices
These requirements cover Surge Protective Devices
designed for repeated limiting of transient voltage
surges as specified in the standard on 50 or 60 Hz
power circuits not exceeding 1000 V.
Leviton’s Medical Grade
Power Strips conform to
the guidelines and
specifications prescribed
in all applicable Codes
& Standards, including
the provisions within
UL 60601-1 that require
specific performance
within the Patient
Care Vicinity.
What is a Medical Grade
Power Strip?
It is a power strip for use with medical equipment and
with medical approval under the UL guidelines. They
are intended for use inside Patient Care Areas and
specifically within the 6 foot perimeter of the patient,
known as the Patient Care Vicinity. Medical Grade
Power Strips must meet the following criteria:
n Approval to one or more of the following safety
standards: UL 60601-1, IEC 60601-1-1, EN 60601-1,
CAN/CSA C22.2 No.601-1-M90, CAN/CSA C22.2
No.601.1S1-94, and CAN/CSA C22.2 No.601.1B-98
n Contain splash-resistant outlet covers that can
only be opened with the use of tools (for patient
safety), as required by UL to prevent the
inadvertent connection of equipment with
standard plugs by unqualified personnel
n Verify that leakage current and other critical
specifications meet medical standards; if there
are no leakage-current specifications, the strips
may not be approved for medical use
Medical Grade Power Strips should NOT be confused
with power strips that simply contain hospital grade
plugs and receptacles. However, those types of strips
may be used outside of Patient Care Spaces within a
health care facility.