Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 441A - INFECTIOUS DISEASES; TOXIC AGENTS
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 441A.165 - "Respiratory isolation" defined
Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 441A.165
Current through September 16, 2024
"Respiratory isolation" means the recommended procedure:
1. Designed to prevent transmission of communicable diseases by direct contact with respiratory secretions or droplets that are coughed, sneezed or breathed into the environment; and
2. Set forth in 2007 Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings, adopted by reference pursuant to NAC 441A.200.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 1-24-92; A by R087-08, 1-13-2011
NRS 441A.120
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