Illinois Administrative Code
Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH
Part 205 - AMBULATORY SURGICAL TREATMENT CENTER LICENSING REQUIREMENTS
Subpart D - EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, AND FACILITY MAINTENANCE
Section 205.420 - Sanitary Facility
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) The ambulatory surgical treatment center shall ensure maintenance of a safe and sanitary facility by developing and adhering to an infection control program that is based on nationally recognized infection control guidelines, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention publication "Guidelines for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings" or "Guide to Infection Prevention in Outpatient Settings: Minimum Expectations for Safe Care", and by maintaining all equipment in good working order. Written procedures shall include provision for maintaining a clean and sanitary facility, including appropriate environmental cleaning, garbage and refuse removal, insect and rodent control, maintenance of water, heat, ventilation and air conditioning, and electrical service.
b) Any blood, blood components, organs, semen, or other human tissue showing exposure to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as evidenced by two reactive ELISA test results (according to the package insert - product circular), or exposure to any other identified causative agent of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), and any blood, blood components, organs, semen, or other human tissue originating from a patient diagnosed with HIV infection or AIDS as defined in 77 Ill. Adm. Code 693.20, shall be disposed of by the facility in accordance with subsection (c), or delivered in accordance with subsection (d) to a research facility for HIV or AIDS research.
c) Any blood, blood components, organs, semen or other human tissue, and any other materials or paraphernalia exposed to, or contaminated by, the blood, blood components, organs, semen or other human tissue shall be completely incinerated, sterilized or sealed to render the materials innocuous before disposal or removal from the premises.
d) When a facility delivers blood, blood components, organs, semen or other human tissue to a research facility, the ASTC shall file a report with the Department (Division of Laboratories) that shall include at least the following information:
e) A research facility, for the purposes of this Section, shall mean any clinical laboratory or blood bank licensed under the Illinois Clinical Laboratory and Blood Bank Act, or any hospital licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act.