1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
2, the written plan for the control of infectious diseases developed pursuant
to paragraph (c) of subsection 3 of
NRS
449.0925 must:
(a) Designate a person to be responsible for
coordinating the program for infection control for the facility.
(b) Include policies and procedures for the
control of infectious diseases that:
(1) Are
based on current nationally recognized, evidence-based guidelines for the
prevention and control of infectious diseases. Acceptable guidelines include,
without limitation, the guidelines prescribed by the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention of the United States Department of Health and Human
Services.
(2) Reflect the scope and
complexity of the services the facility provides.
(c) Include procedures that identify, record
and correct failures to adhere to the policies and procedures described in
paragraph (b) or otherwise properly prevent or control infectious
diseases.
(d) Include a process for
reviewing activities for the prevention and control of infectious diseases
performed at the facility.
(e)
Include procedures for investigating communicable diseases and reporting those
diseases in accordance with chapter 441A of NRS and chapter 441A of
NAC.
(f) Include a strategy for
addressing an outbreak of an infectious disease and the effects of such an
outbreak at the facility, including, without limitation, staffing shortages,
new admissions and readmissions, visitation and protecting residents, patients
or clients from the spread of the infectious disease.
2. Where a specific provision of this chapter
requires a facility described in section 3 to adopt or maintain written
protocols, policies or procedures, a written plan or a similar written document
concerning the control of infectious or communicable diseases, such a written
document satisfies the requirements of paragraph (c) of subsection 3 of
NRS
449.0925, regardless of whether that document
meets the requirements of this section.
Added
to NAC by Bd. of Health by
R063-21A,
eff. 7/26/2023
