Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 558 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR HOME AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES AGENCIES
Subchapter C - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR ALL HOME AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES AGENCIES
Division 4 - PROVISION AND COORDINATION OF TREATMENT SERVICES
Section 558.285 - Infection Control
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code ยง 558.285
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
An agency must adopt and enforce written policies addressing infection control, including the prevention of the spread of infectious and communicable disease. The policies must:
(1) ensure compliance by the agency, its employees, and its contractors with:
(A)
Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 81, relating to prevention and control of
communicable diseases;
(B)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations relating to
Bloodborne Pathogens at,
29 CFR Part
1910.1030, and Appendix A to that section ;
and
(C) Texas Health and Safety
Code Chapter 85, Subchapter I, concerning the prevention of the transmission of
human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis B virus; and
(2) require documentation of infections that the client acquires while receiving services from the agency.
(A) If an agency is licensed to provide
services other than personal assistance services, documentation must include
the date that the infection was detected, the client's name, primary diagnosis,
signs and symptoms, type of infection, pathogens identified, and
treatment.
(B) If an agency is
licensed to provide only personal assistance services, documentation must
include the date that the infection was disclosed to the agency employee, the
client's name, and treatment as disclosed by the client.
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