S.C. Code Regs. § § 61-16.1802

Current through Register Vol. 48, 12, December 27, 2024

Section 61-16.1802 - Infection Control Training

A. The hospital shall require annual education regarding infection prevention and control for all employees, students, and volunteers who have contact with patients or who handle or potentially handle blood, body fluids, or tissue. If any of these persons work or perform tasks at more than one hospital, the hospital may accept infection prevention and control education received at another hospital or at an in-person or online seminar to meet this requirement, but only if the education is reported to and documented by the hospital.

B. Infection prevention and control education requirements may be met through in-person or online training, or completion of modules, videos or other training materials designed to convey such education.

C. In addition to general infection prevention education provided during initial orientation, each employee, student, and volunteer who has contact with patients or who handles or potentially handles blood, body fluids or tissue, shall receive infection prevention and control education specific to his/her job classification and work activities to inform him/her about the infection prevention and control policies and procedures of his/her position. Infection prevention and control training should be targeted to the functions of different categories of employees.

S.C. Code Regs. § 61-16.1802

Replaced and amended by State Register Volume 38, Issue No. 6, eff 6/27/2014; State Register Volume 48, Issue No. 06, eff. 6/28/2024.