N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 10 §§ 83-1.16

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 50, December 11, 2024

Section 83-1.16 - Infection control

(a) Shared health facilities shall assure that effective procedures in aseptic technique are followed by all personnel.

(b) Shared health facilities shall provide disposable covers for examination tables and for dental chair headrests and assure that such covers are changed after each patient's use.

(c) Physicians practicing in shared health facilities shall report the presence of any communicable disease as defined in section 2.1 of the State Sanitary Code, directly to the city, county or district health officer and to the department within 24 hours from the time the case is first seen by the physician.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 10 §§ 83-1.16

Adopted, New York State Register December 17, 2014/Volume XXXVI, Issue 50, eff. 12/17/2014