{"ref":"LA-HH-IC-03","title":"Sharps, Medical Waste, and Patient and Caregiver Instruction","category":"Infection control","summary":"Sets out how staff handle, package, label, carry and dispose of sharps and potentially infectious medical waste they generate in patients' homes under the Louisiana Sanitary Code and OSHA, how household-generated sharps are packaged under the Sanitary Code, and how the Agency teaches patients and caregivers to handle sharps, soiled dressings and spills safely.","inShort":["Put used sharps in your sharps container right away and close it when it is three-quarters full.","Bag blood-soaked dressings and other infectious waste in a labeled bag and bring it back to the office.","Keep waste separate from clean supplies in your car.","Teach patients to put their own sharps in a hard container, then inside another bag or container, before the trash.","Clean blood spills with gloves, towels and a disinfectant, and report any exposure."],"primaryCitation":"42 CFR §484.70(c)","citations":["LAC 51:XXVII","LAC 51:XXVII.301","LAC 51:XXVII.303","LAC 51:XXVII.305","LAC 51:XXVII.501","LAC 51:XXVII.503","LAC 48:I §9103.C.4.f"],"federalCitations":["42 CFR §484.70(a)","42 CFR §484.70(c)","29 CFR §1910.1030(d)(4)"],"surveyorAsks":["What do your nurses do with used needles and blood-soaked dressings after a visit?","Where is medical waste stored at your office, and who removes it?"],"forms":[],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (42 CFR §484.70(c))","5. Waste Staff Generate During Visits","6. Containers, Packaging and Labeling","7. Carrying Waste and Storage at the Office","8. Household-Generated Sharps","9. Spills of Blood or Body Fluids","10. Patient and Caregiver Instruction","11. Responsibilities","12. Records and Compliance Monitoring","13. Staff Training","14. References","15. Related Policies and Forms","16. Approval","17. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"la-hha","state":"Louisiana","service":"Home health","guides":[{"path":"/guides/infection-control-policy/","h1":"What should a home care infection control policy include?"},{"path":"/guides/home-health-agency-policies/","h1":"What policies and procedures are required for home health agencies?"},{"path":"/guides/home-health-conditions-of-participation/","h1":"Home health Conditions of Participation: which policies each one needs"}],"agency":{"name":"Sample Agency","legalName":"Sample Agency, LLC","logo":null}}