Ohio Administrative Code
Title 4723 - Ohio Board of Nursing
Chapter 4723-20 - Prevention of Disease Transmission
Section 4723-20-04 - Disinfection and sterilization
Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
An instrument or other reusable equipment used by a licensee or certificate holder who performs or participates in an exposure-prone activity shall be appropriately disinfected and sterilized according to acceptable and prevailing standards for disinfection and sterilization which shall include at least the following:
(A) Single use items used in treating a patient, which have become contaminated by blood or other body fluids, shall be discarded and not reused, unless sterilized and reused in accordance with current guidelines established by the FDA. Single use items being reused in treating a patient shall be adequately cleaned and sterilized. Single use items shall not be reused if the item's physical characteristics and quality have been adversely affected or if the items are incapable of being reused safely and effectively for their intended use;
(B) Equipment and devices that enter a normally sterile area of the body shall be sterilized before being used for each patient;
(C) Equipment and devices that touch an intact mucous membrane but do not penetrate the patient's body surfaces shall be sterilized when possible, or undergo high-level disinfection if the equipment or device cannot be sterilized before being used for each patient;
(D) A licensee or certificate holder shall use aseptic technique, as appropriate.
Effective: 2/1/2019
Five Year Review
(FYR) Dates: 10/22/2018 and
10/16/2023
Promulgated
Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: ORC 4723.07(K)
Rule
Amplifies: ORC 4723.07(K)
Prior Effective Dates: 10/01/1993,
04/01/1999, 02/01/2001, 02/01/2004,
02/01/2009
