Nev. Admin. Code § 449.9973 - Control of infections

1. A recovery center shall establish and maintain a program for the control of infections within the center.

2. The program required pursuant to subsection 1 must:

(a) Be designed to provide a safe, sanitary and comfortable environment and to prevent the development and transmission of disease and infection.

(b) Create infection prevention and control procedures, which must include:

(1) Policies and procedures for preventing, identifying, reporting, investigating and controlling infections and communicable diseases for all residents, staff, volunteers and any other person contracting with the recovery center; and

(2) A surveillance system designed to identify possible infections and communicable diseases before they can spread to other persons in the facility.

(c) Establish the procedures that will be followed if a patient becomes infectious, including, without limitation, the circumstances under which a patient may be isolated. A recovery center shall isolate any patient if required to prevent the spread of infection. The type and duration of such isolation should depend on the infectious agent or organism involved and always be the least restrictive as possible.

(d) Provide for the maintenance of records of infections and the corrective actions taken when infections occur.

3. A recovery center shall ensure that:

(a) An employee with a communicable disease or an infected skin lesion does not come into direct contact with persons admitted to the center or their food if such contact may result in the transmission of the disease.

(b) Employees wash their hands after any direct contact with a patient admitted to the center.

(c) Linens are handled, stored, processed and transported in a manner which prevents the spread of infection.

Notes

Nev. Admin. Code § 449.9973

Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R121-16A, eff. 9/21/2017

NRS 439.200, 449.0302, 449.0303