La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § I-7847

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section I-7847 - Infection Control Requirements

A. A pain management clinic shall have written policies and procedures, annually reviewed and signed by the medical director, to address the following:

1. decontamination;

2. disinfection;

3. sterilization;

4. storage of sterile supplies;

5. disposal of biomedical and hazardous waste; and

6. training of all staff in universal precautions upon initial employment and annually thereafter.

B. The clinic shall make adequate provisions for furnishing properly sterilized supplies, equipment, utensils and solutions.

1. Some disposable supplies and equipment shall be utilized but when sterilizers and autoclaves are utilized to sterilize supplies, equipment, utensils and solutions, they shall be of the proper type and necessary capacity to adequately sterilize such implements as needed by the clinic.

2. The clinic shall have policies and procedures that address the proper use of sterilizing equipment and monitoring performed to ensure that supplies, equipment, utensils and solutions are sterile according to the manufacturers' recommendations and standards of practice.

a. Such procedures and policies shall be in writing and readily available to personnel responsible for sterilizing procedures.

3. To avoid contamination, appropriate standards of care techniques for handling sterilized and contaminated supplies and equipment shall be utilized.

C. There shall be a separate sink for cleaning instruments and disposal of non-infectious liquid waste.

D. Each clinic shall develop, implement and enforce written policies and procedures for the handling, processing, storing and transporting of clean and dirty laundry.

1. In the event a clinic provides an in-house laundry, the areas shall be designed in accordance with appropriate clinic laundry design in which a soiled laundry holding area is provided and physically separated from the clean laundry area. Dirty or contaminated laundry shall not be stored or transported through the clean laundry area.

2. In the event an in-house laundry is utilized, special cleaning and decontamination processes shall be used for contaminated linens, if any.

E. A clinic shall provide housekeeping services which assure a safe and clean environment. Housekeeping procedures shall be in writing. Housekeeping supplies shall be made available to adequately maintain the cleanliness of the clinic.

F. Garbage and biohazardous or non-biohazardous waste shall be collected, stored and disposed of in a manner which prevents the transmission of contagious diseases and to control flies, insects, and animals.

La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § I-7847

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of the Secretary, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 34:85 (January 2008), Amended by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 412651 (12/1/2015).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40.2198.11-13.