Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL
Part I - General Administration
Subpart 3 - Licensing and Certification
Chapter 99 - Nursing Facilities
Subchapter C - Infection Control and Sanitation
Section I-9945 - Employee Health Policies and Procedures
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code I-9945
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Nursing facility employees with a communicable disease or infected skin lesions shall be prohibited from direct contact with residents or their food, if direct contact will transmit the disease.
B. The nursing facility shall require staff to wash their hands after each direct resident contact for which hand washing is indicated. An antimicrobial gel or waterless cleaner may be used between resident contact, when appropriate. The nursing facility shall follow the current Centers for Disease Control's Guideline for Hand Washing.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:2009.1-2116.
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