N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43D-15.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 8:43D-15.2 - Development of infection control policies and procedures

(a) A facility shall develop, implement, and review, at least annually, written policies and procedures regarding infection prevention and control. Written policies and procedures shall be consistent with the following publications and standards, incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented, as follows:

1. Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities: Recommendations of CDC and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC), MMWR, June 6, 2003, 52(RR10), 1-42;

2. Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities, 2008, American Journal of Infection Control, 1996, 224:24-52;

3. "Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Health-Care Facilities, 2005, MMWR, December 30, 2005, 54(RR-17), 1-141; and

4. OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard at 29 CFR 1910.1030.

(b) The guidelines listed in (a) above are available from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) by calling 1-800-553-6847 or writing the NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, Virginia 22161. Further information is available on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center of Infectious Diseases' website at: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip.

(c) A facility shall require residents to be immunized in accordance with the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Recommended Immunization Schedules for Persons Aged 0 Through 18 Years -- United States, 2016, MMWR, February 5, 2016, 65(RR-4), 86-87.

1. Residents entering into or attending a school, preschool, or child-care center shall comply with the immunization requirements at N.J.A.C. 8:57-4.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43D-15.2

Amended by 48 N.J.R. 2336(a), effective 11/7/2016