Section 449.61161 - Policies and procedures for control of infection: Manufacturer's guidelines; training and evaluation of employees; notification to employees upon adoption1. An obstetric center shall develop and implement written policies and procedures to be followed by the employees of the obstetric center for the control of infection that are in accordance with nationally recognized guidelines. Acceptable guidelines include, without limitation, the most recent version of Guidelines for Perioperative Practice published by the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, the most recent version of theGuidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the 2007 Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or a combination of guidelines that address the control of infection at the obstetric center. 2. The policies and procedures developed pursuant to subsection 1 must prescribe the procedures for: (b) The disposal of all waste that constitutes a biohazard, including, without limitation, needles, syringes, medical waste, microbial waste and specimens;(c) The proper use of syringes, needles, vials and lancets; and(d) The proper sterilization and disinfection of all reusable equipment.3. The director of an obstetric center shall make a copy of the policies and procedures developed by the obstetric center pursuant to subsection 1 available to each employee of the obstetric center.4. Each employee of an obstetric center shall follow the manufacturer's guidelines for the use and maintenance of equipment, devices and supplies. The director of an obstetric center shall make the manufacturer's guidelines for equipment, devices or supplies available to each employee of the obstetric center who uses or maintains the equipment, devices or supplies.5. An obstetric center shall: (a) Train each employee of the obstetric center who has exposure to patients or specimens of patients or participates in the disinfection or sterilization of equipment at the obstetric center on the policies and procedures for the control of infection developed pursuant to subsection 1; and(b) Require a supervisor of each such employee to evaluate the employee on the employee's knowledge and skills concerning those policies and procedures within 10 working days after beginning his or her employment and at least once each year thereafter.6. If an obstetric center that has developed policies and procedures for the control of infection pursuant to subsection 1 revises those policies and procedures, the obstetric center shall notify each employee of the obstetric center who has exposure to patients or specimens of patients or participates in the disinfection or sterilization of equipment at the obstetric center of the change and train each such employee concerning the revised policies and procedures within 10 working days after adopting the revised policies and procedures.7. As used in this section, "employee" includes, without limitation, any person providing services at the obstetric center pursuant to a contract.Nev. Admin. Code § 449.61161
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R059-16A, eff. 12/21/2016