Kan. Admin. Regs. § 100-25-2 - General requirements
(a) Except in an
emergency, a person licensed to practice a branch of the healing arts shall not
perform direct patient care in an office unless all of the following conditions
are met:
(1) The office at which the direct
patient care is performed is sanitary and safe.
(2) Smoking is prohibited in all patient care
areas and all areas where any hazardous material is present.
(3) Medical services waste is segregated,
stored, collected, processed, and disposed of in accordance with K.A.R.
28-29-27 .
(b) On and
after July 1, 2006, each person licensed to practice a branch of the healing
arts who maintains an office within this state shall adopt and follow a written
procedure for sanitation and safety that includes at least the following:
(1) Standards for maintaining the cleanliness
of the office. The standards shall specify the following:
(A) The methods for and the frequency of
cleaning and decontaminating the walls, ceilings, floors, working surfaces,
furniture, and fixtures. The written procedure shall identify the types of
disinfectants and cleaning materials to be used; and
(B) the methods to prevent the infestation of
insects and rodents and, if necessary, to remove insects and rodents;
(2) standards for
infection control and the disposal of biological waste. The standards shall be
at least as stringent as the standards in all applicable laws pertaining to the
disposal of medical and hazardous waste and shall specify the following:
(A) The procedures to limit the spread of
infection among patients and personnel through universal precautions, hand
hygiene, and the proper handling and disposal of sharp objects;
(B) the methods to decontaminate infected
items with germicidal, virucidal, bactericidal, tuberculocidal, and fungicidal
products; and
(C) the procedures
to sterilize reusable medical instruments and devices;
(3) standards for maintaining drugs,
supplies, and medical equipment. The standards shall be at least as stringent
as the standards in all applicable laws pertaining to the supply, storage,
security, and administration of controlled drugs and shall specify the
following:
(A) The manner of storing drugs
and supplies to guard against tampering and theft;
(B) the procedures for disposal of expired
drugs and supplies; and
(C) the
procedures for maintaining, testing, and inspecting medical equipment;
(4) standards for
maintaining the safety of physical facilities. The standards shall require that
all of the following conditions are met:
(A)
The office is properly equipped and maintained in good repair as necessary to
prevent reasonably foreseeable harm to patients, personnel, and the public;
(B) the lighting, ventilation,
filtration, and temperature control are adequate for the direct patient care to
be performed;
(C) the floors,
walls, and ceilings have surfaces that can be cleaned, disinfected, sterilized,
or replaced as appropriate for the direct patient care to be performed;
(D) adequate measures are in place
to deter any unauthorized individuals from entering the treatment rooms; and
(E) all passageways are free of
clutter; and
(5) a plan
for reporting each reportable incident pursuant to
K.S.A. 65-28,122 and
K.S.A. 65-4923 and amendments thereto.
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