Ohio Administrative Code
Title 4723 - Ohio Board of Nursing
Chapter 4723-20 - Prevention of Disease Transmission
Section 4723-20-03 - Hand hygiene

(A) Appropriate handwashing prior to performing or participating in an exposure-prone activity and after performing or participating in an exposure-prone activity;

(B) Washing the hands and other skin surfaces immediately and thoroughly when hands have had contact with mucous membranes, blood or body fluids, secretions or excretions, or after touching contaminated items; and

(C) Washing the hands immediately after the gloves are removed; and

(D) For the purposes of this chapter, hand washing may include the use of alcohol-based waterless hand sanitizers or other antimicrobial agents. If contact with spores, such as C. difficile or bacillus anthracis, has likely occurred, the physical action of washing and rinsing hands with antimicrobial soap and water is the recommended standard precaution.