Md. Code Regs. 10.07.21.23 - Infection Control
A. The hospice
care program shall have an infection control program in all care
settings.
B. There is to be a
written plan for identifying, preventing, and controlling the spread of
infection, which includes:
(1) Identifying an
individual responsible for implementing and monitoring the infection control
program;
(2) Establishing a system
for periodic review and update of infection control policies and procedures
governing at a minimum:
(a) Personal
hygiene,
(b) Aseptic and isolation
techniques,
(c) Supplies,
medication, and food storage, and
(d) Waste disposal;
(3) Reviewing patient and family caregiver
practices to identify potential exposure to infection; and
(4) Ensuring that the infection control
program is monitored, reviewed, and evaluated regularly at specified
intervals.
Notes
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