Or. Admin. R. 331-718-0020 - Standards of Practice for Polysomnography
(1) A licensee must comply with the
prevailing community standards for professional conduct. The Board recognizes
and adopts the BRPT Standards of Conduct as its professional standards model.
Documents are available on the BRPT Website at http://www.brpt.org.
(2) At minimum, licensees are subject to
directives and policies established by the medical facilities, businesses or
agencies by which they are employed or regulated.
(3) A licensee must comply with the following
safety and infection control requirements:
(a) All devices or items that come into
direct contact with a client must be cleaned or disinfected according to the
manufacturer's instructions or Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Standard Precautions;
(b) All items
that come in direct contact with the client's skin that do not require
disinfecting must be clean;
(c) All
items that come in direct contact with the client's skin that cannot be cleaned
or disinfected must be disposed of in a covered waste receptacle immediately
after use;
(d) All disinfecting
solutions and agents must be kept at adequate strengths to maintain
effectiveness, be free of foreign material and be available for immediate use
at all times unless equipment is prepackaged, pre-sterilized and within the
expiration date listed on the label of the disinfecting solution;
(e) All high-level and low-level disinfecting
agents must be EPA registered. High-level disinfectant means a chemical agent
which has demonstrated tuberculocidal activity. Low-level disinfectant means a
chemical agent which has demonstrated bactericidal, germicidal, fungicidal and
limited virucidal activity;
(f)
Before use instruments must be stored in clean containers that can be closed
between use to maintain effective cleanliness until removed from the container;
and
(g) Masks must be disinfected
after each use on a client with a high-level disinfectant used according to
manufacturer's instructions.
(4) A licensee must observe and follow the
Standard Precautions adopted by the CDC as defined in OAR 437 Division 2,
Subdivision Z, and the CDC Standard Precautions for public service workers
regarding personal protection equipment and disposal of blood or bodily fluid
contaminated articles, tools and equipment when providing services to
patients.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 688.830, ORS 676.615 & ORS 688.830
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 688.830, ORS 676.615 & ORS 688.830
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