Document Citation: 7 Alaska Admin. Code 12.760

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ALASKA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
TITLE 7. HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES
PART 1. ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 12. FACILITIES AND LOCAL UNITS
ARTICLE 12. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Date:
08/31/2009

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7 AAC 12.760. Infection control

(a) Each facility, with the exception of home health agencies and hospice agencies that do not provide inpatient care on agency premises, must have an infection control committee.

(b) The administrator or medical staff shall appoint an infection control committee composed of representatives of the medical staff, administration, nursing, and other services, that is responsible for maintenance and supervision of an infection control program.

(c) The infection control committee shall establish and maintain, as part of the infection control program,

(1) specific procedures for diagnosing, reporting, investigating, reviewing, and maintaining records of infection of residents and personnel, such as the procedures set out in the federal Centers for Disease Control guidelines;

(2) written procedures for all departments incorporating principles or practices that reduce the risk of infection in all patient care services and areas;

(3) a system for reporting communicable diseases in accordance with 7 AAC 27.005 -- 7 AAC 27.010; and

(4) written isolation and body substance isolation techniques for known or suspected communicable diseases or infections.

(d) The infection control committee shall meet not less than quarterly, and shall retain written minutes of all meetings for at least three years.

(e) Infectious wastes must be disposed of in an incinerator which provides complete combustion.

(f) The infection control committee shall approve proposed disinfectant-detergent formulations and policies and procedures for their use.