Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
The operator shall:
(1) Cooperate with the local health
jurisdiction and department of health in the investigation and control of
cases, suspected cases, outbreaks, and suspected outbreaks of communicable
diseases or notifiable conditions.
(2) Report immediately to the local health
jurisdiction the name and address of any occupant or occupants known to have or
suspected of having:
(a) Any communicable
diseases made notifiable by emergency rule or emergency declaration;
(b) An outbreak of foodborne or waterborne
illness; or
(c) Any occurrence of
the following symptoms in two or more occupants:
(i) Fever, diarrhea, sore throat, vomiting,
or jaundice; or
(ii) Coughing up
blood or a cough lasting three weeks or longer.
(3) Implement infection control measures as
directed by the local health jurisdiction for care of occupants who have been
exposed to other occupants with a suspected or positive case of a communicable
disease.
(4) Conspicuously post
information regarding the operator's health and safety policies, how to
identify symptoms of communicable diseases, to whom to report to if not feeling
well, and where and how to secure medical treatment. All information shall be
posted in a language commonly understood by the occupants.
(5) Allow entry of community health workers
and community-based outreach workers to provide additional education to
occupants about public health, safety, and worker's rights provided that the
community health worker or community outreach worker:
(a) Contacts the operator before visiting the
TWH site to arrange a designated time and place;
(b) Checks in with designated TWH staff at
the agreed upon time and location; and
(c) Wears appropriate personal protective
equipment and completes a health screening as directed by the local health
jurisdiction.
(6)
Prohibit any individual with a communicable disease from preparing, cooking,
serving, or handling food, foodstuffs, or materials in dining halls or cooking
facilities for individuals who do not have a communicable disease.
(7) Develop and follow a communicable disease
prevention and response plan that includes:
(a) A process to screen occupants for
symptoms of communicable diseases when needed, using symptom lists specified by
the local health jurisdiction or department of health;
(b) Providing "no touch" or "no contact"
thermometers for occupants to use as specified by the local health jurisdiction
or department of health. Any worker with a temperature of 100.4°F or higher
is considered to have a fever;
(c)
Contacting the local health jurisdiction immediately as required under
subsection (2) of this section and facilitating transportation for any medical
evaluation or treatment at no cost to the occupant. If the transportation is
not provided by an ambulance service or other transportation service, the
operator shall provide personal protective equipment to individuals providing
transportation;
(d) When directed
by the local health jurisdiction or department of health to quarantine or
isolate an occupant to prevent the spread of a communicable disease, the plan
must include attestation of the following:
(i)
Provide access for occupants to telephone service to summon emergency care if
the occupant does not already possess a personal phone service;
(ii) Provide occupants with information about
paid leave and workers compensation;
(iii) Permit access to medical professionals
who offer health care services as directed by the local health jurisdiction;
and
(iv) Provide, at no cost to the
occupant, food and water for occupants in isolation or quarantine;
and
(8)
Provide:
(a) Training for persons responsible
to execute the communicable disease prevention and response plan when the plan
is updated, or at least annually, if the plan is not updated every year.
Information and training must be provided in a manner and language readily
understood by the person responsible to execute the plan; and
(b) Documentation of training records must
include the name of the person trained and the date that the training occurred.
Documentation must be available for review upon request by the state agency
representatives.
Statutory Authority:
RCW
70.114A.065 and
70.114A.110. 00-06-082, §
246-358-175, filed 3/1/00, effective 3/1/00. Statutory Authority: RCW
70.54.110. 96-02-014, § 246-358-175, filed 12/21/95, effective 1/1/96;
93-03-032 (Order 326B), § 246-358-175, filed 1/12/93, effective 2/12/93;
92-04-082 (Order 242B), § 246-358-175, filed 2/5/92, effective 3/7/92.
Statutory Authority:
RCW
43.20.050. 91-02-051 (Order 124B), recodified
as § 246-358-175, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91; 88-10-027 (Order
309), § 248-63-175, filed
5/2/88.
