Section He-P 823.20 - Infection Control(a) The HHCP 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 patients with infectious or contagious diseases or illnesses;(4) The handling, storage, transportation and disposal of those items identified as infectious waste in Env-Sw 904; and(5) Reporting of infectious and communicable diseases as required by He-P 301.(c) The HHCP shall appoint an individual who will oversee the development and implementation of the infection control program.(d) The infection control education program shall address at a minimum the: (2) Effects of infections;(3) Transmission of infections; and(4) Prevention and containment of infections.(e) Personnel infected with a disease or illness transmissible through food, fomites, or droplets, shall not prepare food or provide direct care in any capacity until they are no longer contagious.(f) 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.(g) Personnel with an open wound who prepares food or provides direct care in any capacity shall cover such wound at all times by an impermeable, durable, tight fitting bandage.(h) Personnel infected with scabies or lice/pediculosis shall not provide direct care to patients or prepare food until such time as they are no longer infected.(i) If the HHCP has an incident of an infectious disease reported in (b) (5) above, the HHCP shall contact the public health nurse in the county in which the patient resides and follow the instructions and guidance of the nurse.N.H. Admin. Code § He-P 823.20
Amended by Volume XXXVII Number 19, Filed May 11, 2017, Proposed by #12168, Effective 4/29/2017, Expires 10/26/2017.Amended by Volume XXXVIII Number 45, Filed November 8, 2018, Proposed by #12642, Effective 10/9/2018, Expires 10/9/2028.