Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) The administrator shall ensure the
development, implementation and up-to-date maintenance of an infection prevention and control
program.
(b) The outpatient substance use disorder treatment
program shall establish an infection control committee, or designate an individual responsible for ensuring
that the rules in this subchapter are followed.
1. If an infection control
committee is established, it shall include a representative of administration, a person designated by the
administrator to be responsible for implementing the policies and procedures regarding infection prevention
and control in the facility, and, when applicable, the medical director or consultant physician, and a
representative from nursing services.
(c) The
infection control committee or responsible individual, in consultation with each service in the facility,
shall develop, implement, and annually review and revise as necessary written policies and procedures
regarding infection prevention and control, addressing at least the following:
1. The process within the facility for investigating, reporting, and
evaluating the occurrence of all infections or diseases which are reportable in accordance with N.J.A.C.
8:57, Communicable Diseases, or are conditions that may be related to activities and procedures of the
facility;
2. The process within the facility for identifying and
monitoring nosocomial infections in accordance with the latest guidelines available from the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Healthcare Quality
Promotion (DHQP), 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta GA, 30333, on the DHQP Infection Control Guidelines website at
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/guidelines.html,
or tollfree 1-800-311-3435; in particular, the "Guideline for Preventing Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia
(2004)", accessible at
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/gl_hcpneumonia.html,
and the "Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings" (2002), accessible at
http://www.cdc.gov/handhygiene, incorporated herein by
reference;
3. Infection control practices shall also be in
compliance with the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration rules at
29 CFR
1910.1030
, Occupational Exposure to Blood Borne Pathogens,
incorporated herein by reference; accessible at the OSHA website
http://www.osha.gov/law-regs.html; or from the
Government Printing Office, Order #S/N 869-044-00105-5; (202) 512-1800,
http://bookstore.gpo.gov ;
4. The control measures or studies to be initiated by the facility
following identification of an infection control problem;
5. The
facility's aseptic techniques, and procedures to ensure employee health in accordance with
10:161B-3.7, and staff training;
6. Care of clients with communicable diseases;
7. Exclusion of staff with communicable diseases from work, and
authorization to return to work;
8. The facility's surveillance
techniques to minimize sources and transmission of infection;
9.
The facility's sterilization, disinfection and cleaning practices and techniques; and
10. The facility's practices regarding collection, handling, storage,
decontamination, disinfection, sterilization and disposal of regulated medical waste and all other solid and
liquid waste.