Current through October 31, 2024
The ambulatory surgical facility shall provide a safe and sanitary environment, properly constructed, equipped, and maintained to protect the health and safety of patients.
1. An infection committee, or comparable arrangement, composed or members of the medical staff, nursing staff, administration and other services of the ambulatory surgical facility, shall be established and shall be responsible for investigating, controlling and preventing infections, documentation of such meetings and an attendance roster.2. There shall be written procedures to govern the use of aseptic techniques and procedures in all areas of the ambulatory surgical facility.3. To keep infections at a minimum, such procedures and techniques shall be regularly by the infection committee annually.4. Continuing education shall be provided to all ambulatory surgical facility personnel on causes, effects, transmission, prevention, and elimination of infection on an annual basis.5. A continuing process shall be enforced for inspection and reporting of any ambulatory surgical facility employee with an infection who may be in contact with patients on the patient's environment.15 Miss. Code. R. 16-1-42.22.1
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-75-13