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Title 12 - HEALTHAgency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHChapter 410 - REGULATIONS FOR THE LICENSURE OF HOSPITALS IN VIRGINIAPart IV - Outpatient Surgical Hospitals: Organization, Operation, and Design Standards for Existing and New Facilities
Article 4 - Patient Care Services
Section 12VAC5-410-1290 - Environment and maintenance

12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-410-1290

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Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 8, December 2, 2024
Section 12VAC5-410-1290 - Environment and maintenance
A. All parts of the outpatient surgical hospital and its premises shall be kept clean, neat, and free of litter and rubbish.
B. Hazardous cleaning solutions, compounds, and substances shall be labeled, stored in a safe place, and kept in an enclosed section separate from other materials.
C. Accumulated waste, including all contaminated sharps, dressings, or similar infectious waste, shall be disposed of in a manner compliant with the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens standard ( 29 CFR 1910.1030) .

12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-410-1290

Derived from VR355-33-500 § 4.15, eff. July 28, 1993; amended, Virginia Register Volume 11, Issue 8, eff. April 1, 1995; Volume 22, Issue 8, eff. January 25, 2006.

Statutory Authority

§§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-127 of the Code of Virginia.