Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies (Last Updated: June 14,2023) |
Title21a Consumer Protection |
SubTitle21a-63-1_21a-63-12. Specifications and Test Standards for Clinical Thermometers |
Sec.21a-63-9. Scope
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This standard applies to maximum self-registering mercury-in-glass thermometers of the types commonly used for measuring body temperatures. Each clinical thermometer legal for sale in Connecticut shall meet the requirements and tests for: bulb and stem glasses, mercury, legibility and permanency of markings, dimensions, temperature scale ranges, graduations, thermometer stability, ease of resetting, retention of temperature indication, and accuracy of scale reading.
(Effective February 29, 1988)