New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
He - Department of Health and Human Services
Subtitle He-P - Former Division of Public Health Services
Chapter He-P 800 - RESIDENTIAL CARE AND HEALTH FACILITY RULES
Part He-P 824 - HOSPICE HOUSE
Section He-P 824.21 - Infection Control

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules He-P 824.21

Current through Register No. 52, December 26, 2024

(a) The HH shall appoint an individual who will oversee the development and implementation an infection control program that educates and provides procedures for the prevention, control and investigation of infectious and communicable diseases.

(b) The infection control program shall include written procedures for:

(1) Proper hand washing techniques;

(2) The utilization of universal precautions;

(3) The management of patients with infectious or contagious diseases or illnesses;

(4) The handling, storage, transportation, and disposal of those items specified as infectious waste in Env-Sw 103.28 and regulated by Env-Sw 904; and

(5) The reporting of infectious and communicable diseases as required by He-P 301.

(c) The infection control education program shall address at a minimum the:

(1) Causes of infection;

(2) Effects of infections;

(3) Transmission of infections; and

(4) Prevention and containment of infections.

(d) Personnel infected with a disease or illness transmissible through food, fomites or droplets, shall not prepare food or provide direct care in any capacity until they are no longer contagious.

(e) Personnel with a newly positive tuberculosis test or a diagnosis of suspected active pulmonary or laryngeal tuberculosis shall be excluded from the SRHCF until a diagnosis of tuberculosis is excluded or until the person is receiving tuberculosis treatment and has been determined to be noninfectious by a licensed practitioner.

(f) Personnel with an open wound who prepare food or provide direct care in any capacity shall cover such wound at all times by an impermeable, durable, tight-fitting bandage.

(g) Personnel infected with scabies or lice/pediculosis shall not provide direct care to patients or prepare food until such time as they are no longer infected.

(h) If the licensee accepts a patient who is known to have a disease reportable under He-P 301 or an infectious disease, which means any diseases caused by the growth of microorganisms in the body which might or might not be contagious, the HH shall provide the required procedures, equipment and staff, as specified by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "2007 Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings" (June 2007), available as noted in Appendix A.

#9317, eff 11-8-08

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