N.J. Admin. Code § 8:42-12.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 8:42-12.3 - Infection control measures

(a) The agency shall follow all Category I recommendations in the current editions of the following CDC publications, which are incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented:

1. Guideline for Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections, 2009, which can be found on the CDC website at http://www.cdc.gov/hicpac/pdf/CAUTI/CAUTIguideline2009final.pdf;

2. Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections, 2011, which can be found on the CDC website at http://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/guidelines/bsi/index.html;

3. Guideline for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 2017, which can be found on the CDC website at http://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/guidelines/ssi/index.html; and

4. Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings, MMWR/51 (RR-16), October 25, 2002, which can be found on the CDC website at http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5116.pdf.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:42-12.3

Amended by 48 N.J.R. 1445(a), effective 7/18/2016

Amended by 55 N.J.R. 2546(a), effective 12/18/2023