Nev. Admin. Code § 449.534 - Hepatitis B surface antigen: Treatment of patients who test positive
1. If a patient of a facility tests positive
for the hepatitis B surface antigen, the facility shall provide treatment for
the patient:
(a) On a machine that is
dedicated for patients who test positive for the hepatitis B surface antigen;
and
(b) In an area of the facility
that includes:
(1) A sink for washing
hands;
(2) A work area;
(3) An amount of equipment and supplies that
is sufficient to care for the patient; and
(4) Sufficient space to prevent contamination
of any other patient of the facility.
2. A patient specified in subsection 1 must
be dialyzed on equipment that is dedicated for patients who test positive for
the hepatitis B surface antigen.
3.
If a patient specified in subsection 1 is discharged from the facility, all
equipment that is provided for that patient pursuant to the provisions of
subsection 2 must be given intermediate level disinfection before the equipment
is used for a patient who tests negative for the hepatitis B surface
antigen.
4. If a patient is
admitted to a facility for treatment before a test for the hepatitis B surface
antigen is conducted, the facility shall provide treatment to that patient as
if he or she had tested positive for that antigen. The facility shall not treat
the patient on a machine that is used for a patient of the facility who has
tested positive for the antigen.
5.
If a facility uses a central delivery system, the facility shall treat a
patient specified in subsection 4 on a designated machine. The facility may not
reuse the dialyzer for that machine until the results of testing for that
patient are known by the facility. The dialysis machine used by the patient
must be given intermediate level disinfection before the machine may be used by
any other patient of the facility.
6. The facility shall obtain the results of
testing for a patient specified in subsection 4 not later than 7 days after the
patient is admitted to the facility.
Notes
NRS 449.0302
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