Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 72321 - Nursing Service-Patients with Infectious Diseases
(a) Patients with infectious diseases shall
not be admitted to or cared for in the facility unless the following
requirements are met:
(1) A patient suspected
of or diagnosed as having an infectious or reportable communicable disease or
being in a carrier state who the attending officer determines is a potential
danger, shall be accommodated in a room, vented to the outside, and provided
with a separate toilet, handwashing facility, soap dispenser and individual
towels.
(2) There shall be:
(A) Separate provisions for handling
contaminated linens.
(B) Separate
provisions for handling contaminated dishes.
(b) The facility shall adopt, observe and
implement written infection control policies and procedures. These policies and
procedures shall be reviewed at least annually and revised as
necessary.
(c) The following shall
be available in each nurse's station:
(1) The
facility's infection control policies and procedures.
(2) Name, address and telephone numbers of
local health officers.
Notes
Note: Authority cited: Sections 208(a) and 1275, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 1276, Health and Safety Code.
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