Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-24-11

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 49, December 5, 2024

Section 28-24-11 - Disinfecting electrical instruments

(a) Each practitioner shall disinfect each electrical instrument after each service, as follows:

(1) Remove all debris from the electrical instrument; and

(2) completely saturate the portion of the electrical instrument that came in contact with the consumer with a bleach solution or with a disinfectant used according to the manufacturer's instructions.

(b) Each disinfected electrical instrument shall be stored in a clean area on a stand or hook or on a clean towel, covered by a clean towel or in a labeled, clean, closed container or drawer reserved for clean instruments only.

(c) At the end of each day, all towels remaining in a towel warmer shall be removed. The towels shall not be reused until properly laundered. Each towel warmer shall be disinfected daily according to the manufacturer's instructions.

(d) Each practitioner shall clean and disinfect each metal bit and mandrel for an electric file after each use on a consumer and then shall store the bit and mandrel in a clean, closed, and labeled container until the next use.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-24-11

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 65-1,148; effective Jan. 4, 1993; amended Oct. 5, 2007; amended by Kansas Register Volume 39, No. 13 ; effective 4/10/2020.