<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9P0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:73:02:10"><span class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0-000000">44:73:02:10</span></a><span class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0-000001">.  Infection control.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0"> </span><span class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0">A facility's</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0"> infection prevention and control program </span><span class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0"> utilize the concept of standard precautions</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0"> as the basis for infection prevention and control</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0">. Bloodborne pathogen control </span><span class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0"> be maintained according to the requirements contained in 29 C.F.R. §</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0">1910.1030, </span><span class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0">(</span><span class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0">July 1, 20</span><span class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0">23)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0">. The facility shall designate </span><span class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0">healthcare personnel</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0"> to be responsible for the implementation of </span><span class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0">an</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0"> infection control program </span><span class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0">that includes</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0"> surveillance and reporting activities. </span><span class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0">The facility shall have</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0"> written procedures that govern the use of aseptic techniques and procedures in all areas of the facility. Each facility shall develop </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0">written </span><span class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0">policies and procedures for the handling and storage of potentially hazardous substances</span><span class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0">.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0">The facility </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0">shall </span><span class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0">have</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0"> a method of control used in relation to the sterilization of supplies and a written policy requiring sterile supplies to be reprocessed. The facility shall provide orientation and continuing education to all </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0">facility </span><span class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0">personnel on the cause, effect, transmission, prevention, and elimination of infections. Each facility shall develop a written policy for evaluation and reporting of any employee with a reportable infectious disease.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0">    </span><span class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0"> SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 6 SDR 93, effective July 1, 1980; 14 SDR 81, effective December 10, 1987; 22 SDR 70, effective November 19, 1995; 26 SDR 96, effective January 23, 2000; 27 SDR 59, effective December 17, 2000; 28 SDR 83, effective December 16, 2001; 31 SDR 62, effective November 7, 2004; transferred from § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:04:02:09"><span class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0-000003">44:04:02:09</span></a><span class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0">, 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015</span><span class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0">; 51 SDR 53, effective November 11, 2024</span><span class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0">    </span><span class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-22-9"><span class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0-000003">34-22-9</span></a><span class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0">    </span><span class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-22-9"><span class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0-000003">34-22-9</span></a><span class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se70328fe-06ba-4334-b39d-5526a3b5aba9000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>