La. Admin. Code tit. 50 § II-10113

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section II-10113 - Infection Control

A. The facility must establish and maintain an infection control program designed to provide a safe, sanitary, and comfortable environment in which residents reside and to help prevent the development and transmission of disease and infection using Centers for Disease Control guidelines where available.

B. Infection Control Program (ICP). An ICP must be established in the facility which identifies who:

1. investigates, controls, and prevents infections in the facility;

2. decides what procedures, such as isolation, should be applied to an individual resident; and

3. maintains a record of incidents and corrective actions related to infections.

C. Preventing Spread of Infection

1. When the staff members designated by the Infection Control Program determines that a resident needs isolation to prevent the spread of infection, the facility must isolate the resident.

2. The facility must prohibit employees with a communicable disease or infected skin lesions from direct contact with residents or their food if direct contact will transmit the disease.

3. The facility must require staff to wash their hands after each direct resident contact for which hand washing is indicated by accepted professional standards.

4. Personnel must handle, store, process, and transport linens so as to prevent the spread of infection.

5. Universal precautions shall be used for residents regardless of diagnosis and/or condition.

La. Admin. Code tit. 50, § II-10113

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of the Secretary, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 22:34 (January 1996).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 46:153.