Pennsylvania Code (Last Updated: April 5, 2016) |
Title 28. HEALTH AND SAFETY |
PART IV. Health Facilities |
Subpart B. General and Special Hospitals |
Chapter 146. Infection Control |
Section 146.2. Isolation procedures
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The multidisciplinary infection control committee, in cooperation with other appropriate personnel, shall establish procedures for the physical separation of all isolation patients. Isolation facilities shall be equipped in such a way as to enable good medical and nursing isolation techniques to be practiced and shall include handwashing facilities. Isolation of patients with communicable diseases shall be in accordance with Chapter 27, Subchapter E (relating to procedure for treating each reportable disease).