Document Citation: 22 CCR 97333.17

Header:
CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS
TITLE 22. SOCIAL SECURITY
DIVISION 7. HEALTH PLANNING AND FACILITY CONSTRUCTION
CHAPTER 11. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE INSTITUTE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
SUBCHAPTER 3. SKILLED NURSING SERVICES
ARTICLE 3. REQUIRED SER

Date:
08/31/2009

Document:
22 CCR 97333.17 (2011)

§ 97333.17. Nursing Service--Patients with Infectious Diseases

(a) Patients with infectious diseases shall not be admitted to or cared for in the Skilled Nursing Services Unit unless the following requirements are met:

(1) A patient suspected of or diagnosed as having an infectious or reportable communicable disease or being in a carrier state who the attending officer determines is a potential danger, shall be accommodated in a room, vented to the outside, and provided with a separate toilet, hand-washing facility, soap dispenser and individual towels.

(2) There shall be:

(A) Separate provisions for handling contaminated linens.

(B) Separate provisions for handling contaminated dishes.

(b) The Skilled Nursing Services Unit shall adopt, observe and implement written infection control policies and procedures. These policies and procedures shall be reviewed at least annually and revised as necessary.

(c) The following shall be available in each nurse's station:

(1) The Skilled Nursing Services Unit's infection control policies and procedures.

(2) Name, address and telephone number of local health officers.