Section He-P 808.19 - Infection Control(a) All laboratories shall develop and implement an infection control program.(b) The laboratory's infection control program shall:(1) Comply with all regulations contained in 29 CFR § 1910.1030;(2) Include education and instruction on: a. Proper hand washing techniques; andb. The utilization of universal precautions;(3) Include written procedures for the handling, storage, transportation, or disposal of those items identified as infectious waste in Env-Sw 904;(4) Include written procedures for the management of patients or staff with infectious or contagious diseases or illnesses; and(5) Include the reporting of infectious and communicable diseases as required by He-P 301.(c) The infection control program shall address at a minimum the: (1) Causes of infections;(2) Effects of infections;(3) Transmission of infections; and(4) Prevention and containment of infections.(d) Personnel infected with a disease or illness transmissible through contact, fomites, or droplets shall not have any contact with patients until they are no longer contagious.(e) Only sterile equipment and containers such as needles, syringes, test tubes, and urine containers used for cultures shall be used when collecting specimens.(f) The handling, storing, transporting, or disposing of items specified as infectious waste in Env-Sw 904.01 shall be done in accordance with Env-Sw 904.(g) There shall be no use of tobacco products, smoking, eating, drinking, or applying of cosmetics in the areas where specimen collection takes place or where specimens are processed in accordance with 29 CFR § 1910.1030.N.H. Admin. Code § He-P 808.19
#2192, eff 11-25-82; ss by #3193, eff 1-28-86; ss by #5317, EMERGENCY, eff 1-29-92, EXPIRED: 5-28-92
New. #5758, eff 12-20-93, EXPIRED: 12-20-99
New. #8409, eff 8-19-05; ss by #8852, eff 3-24-07; ss by #10267, eff 2-2-13
Amended by Number 37, Filed September 14, 2023, Proposed by #13710, Effective 8/2/2023, Expires 8/2/2033