New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 111 - FOOD AND DRUGS › Subchapter 20 - INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL › Section 8:111-20.1 - Infection prevention and control

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The
				administrator shall ensure the development and implementation of an infection
				prevention and control program.
(b) The
				residential substance use disorders treatment facility shall establish an infection
				control committee composed at least of the medical director, a representative of
				administration and a representative from nursing services and a person with a health
				care background designated by the administrator to be responsible for implementing
				the policies and procedures regarding infection prevention and control in the
				facility.
(c) The infection control
				committee, in consultation with each service in the facility, shall develop,
				implement, and annually review and revise as necessary written policies and
				procedures regarding infection prevention and control, addressing at least the
				following:
1. The system within the facility for
				investigating, reporting, and evaluating the occurrence of all infections or
				diseases which are reportable in accordance with N.J.A.C. 8:57, Communicable
				Diseases, or are conditions that may be related to activities and procedures of the
				facility;
2. The system within the
				facility for identifying and monitoring nosocomial and other infections in
				accordance with the latest CDC infection control guidelines incorporated herein by
				reference, and available from the CDC Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
				website, "Infection Control in Healthcare Settings," at
http://www.cdc.gov/hai
; or toll free
				1-800-311-3435; in particular, the "Guideline for Prevent Healthcare-Associated
				Pneumonia (2003)" accessible at
http://www.cdc.gov/hicpac/pubs.html
and the "Guidelines for Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings" (2002), accessible at
http://www.cdc.gov/hicpac/pubs.html
,
				incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented;
3. The facility's infection and control practices
				shall be in compliance with the CDC infection control guidelines at (c)2 above, and
				with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rules at
				29 CFR 1910.1030,
				Bloodborne Pathogens, incorporated herein by reference, available from the OSHA
				website,
www.osha.gov
;
4. The control measures or studies to be initiated
				by the facility following identification of an infection control problem;
5. The facility's aseptic techniques, procedures
				to ensure employee health in accordance with 10:161A-3.7 and staff
				training;
6. Care of clients with
				communicable diseases;
7. Exclusion of
				personnel with communicable diseases from work and authorization to return to
				work;
8. The facility's surveillance
				techniques to minimize sources and transmission of infection;
9. The facility's disinfection and cleaning
				practices and techniques, including:
i. Care of
				instruments, solutions, dressings, articles and surfaces; and
ii. Section, storage use and disposal of single
				use and other client care items;
10. The facility's practices regarding collection,
				handling, storage, decontamination, disinfection, sterilization and disposal of
				regulated medical waste and all other solid and liquid waste; and
11. The facility shall not reuse single use client
				care items and shall reprocess and reuse other client care items in accordance with
				manufacturers' recommendations.