New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 8 - HEALTH
Chapter 43A - MANUAL OF STANDARDS FOR LICENSING OF AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES
Subchapter 14 - INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL SERVICES
Section 8:43A-14.2 - Infection control policies and procedures
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) The facility shall establish an infection control committee which shall include the medical director, the infection control professional, and representatives from at least administration and the nursing service. If this facility is owned or operated by an acute care hospital, then the facility may participate in the hospital's infection control program.
(b) The infection control committee, with assistance from each service in the facility, shall develop, implement, and review, every three years or more frequently , as necessary, written policies and procedures regarding infection prevention and control, including, but not limited to, policies and procedures regarding the following:
NOTE: Centers for Disease Control publications can be obtained at http://www.cdc.gov/publications and from:
National Technical Information Service
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Copies of the OSHA rule 29 CFR Part 1910.1030 , which was published in the Federal Register on December 6, 1991, can be obtained at http://www.ecfr. gov/current/title-29/subtitle-A/part-29 and from:
OSHA Office of Publications U.S. Department of Labor Room N3101
200 Constitution Ave., NW Washington, DC 20220