Section He-P 816.20 - Infection Control(a) The licensee shall develop and implement an infection control program that educates and provides procedures for the prevention, control, and investigation of infectious and communicable diseases.(b) The infection control program shall include written procedures for: (1) Proper hand washing techniques;(2) The utilization of universal precautions;(3) The management of students with infectious or communicable diseases or illnesses;(4) The handling, transport and disposal of those items identified as infectious waste in Env-Sw 103.28 and regulated by Env-Sw 904; and(5) Reporting of infectious and communicable diseases as required by He-P 301.(c) The infection control education program shall address at a minimum the: (2) Effect of infections;(3) Transmission of infections; and(4) Prevention and containment of infections.(d) Personnel infected with a disease or illness transmissible through food, fomites, or droplets, shall not work in the EHC until they are no longer contagious.(e) Pursuant to RSA 141-C:1, personnel with a newly positive Mantoux tuberculosis skin test or a diagnosis of suspected active pulmonary or laryngeal tuberculosis shall be excluded from the workplace until a diagnosis of tuberculosis is excluded or until the person is on tuberculosis treatment and has been determined to be non-infectious by a licensed practitioner.(f) Personnel with an open wound who work in the EHC shall cover such wound at all times by an impermeable, durable, tight fitting bandage.(g) Personnel infected with scabies or lice/pediculosis shall not provide direct care to students until such time as they are no longer infected.(h) If the EHC has an incident of an infectious disease reported in (b) (5) above, the facility shall contact the public health nurse in the county in which the facility is located and follow the instructions and guidance of the nurse.(i) Any EHCs caring for students with infectious or communicable diseases shall have available appropriate isolation accommodations, equipment, rooms, and personnel as specified in the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention "2007 Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings" (June 2007 edition), available as noted in Appendix A.N.H. Admin. Code § He-P 816.20
Amended by Volume XXXVI Number 45, Filed November 10, 2016, Proposed by #11199, Effective 10/14/2016, Expires 4/12/2017.Amended by Volume XXXVII Number 23, Filed June 8, 2017, Proposed by #12197, Effective 6/2/2017, Expires 6/2/2027.