NAC449.529. Sanitation: Control of infections; nonsmoking policy.

     1. Each facility shall designate a person to monitor and coordinate the activities occurring at the facility concerning the control of infections at the facility.

     2. Each facility shall develop and maintain a system to identify, monitor and record the occurrence of infections at the facility. The system must be reviewed as a part of the program to ensure the quality of the facility conducted pursuant to the provisions of NAC 449.540. The record maintained by a facility pursuant to the provisions of this subsection must include any trends, corrective actions and improvement actions taken by the facility.

     3. Each facility shall establish and comply with a policy concerning nonsmoking at the facility.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R130-99, eff. 8-1-2001)