{"ref":"OH-HH-IC-02","title":"Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control, Sharps, and Infectious Waste","category":"Infection control","summary":"The Agency’s written Exposure Control Plan under the OSHA bloodborne pathogens standard, which applies directly to the Agency in Ohio: which jobs have occupational exposure, engineering and work practice controls, protective equipment, sharps containers, the handling of infectious waste staff generate in homes, instructions to patients and families who use sharps, hepatitis B vaccination within 10 working days of initial assignment, post-exposure evaluation and the written opinion within 15 days, labels, training at assignment and at least annually, the annual plan review with frontline input, and records (medical records for the duration of employment plus 30 years, training records for 3 years, and the sharps injury log).","inShort":["Treat all blood and body fluids as infectious. Wear gloves and other protection when you expect contact.","Put used sharps straight into a sharps container. Never recap a needle with two hands.","After a needlestick or splash, wash at once and report it right away, even after hours.","The hepatitis B vaccine is free. It is offered within 10 working days of your first assignment.","Bloodborne pathogens training is at hire and every year."],"primaryCitation":"29 CFR §1910.1030","citations":[],"federalCitations":["29 CFR §1910.1030","29 CFR §1910.1030(f)","29 CFR §1910.1030(g)(2)","29 CFR §1910.1030(h)","29 CFR §1910.1020","29 CFR §1904.33","29 CFR Part 1904","42 CFR §484.70"],"surveyorAsks":["Show me your exposure control plan and when it was last reviewed. Which frontline staff gave input?","When was this nurse offered the hepatitis B vaccine, and where is the record?"],"forms":[{"ref":"OH-HH-IC-02-A","title":"Exposure Incident Report and Follow-Up Record"},{"ref":"OH-HH-IC-02-B","title":"Hepatitis B Vaccine Declination"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (29 CFR §1910.1030)","5. Exposure Determination","6. Methods of Compliance","7. Sharps Used by Agency Staff","8. Infectious Waste Generated by Agency Staff","9. Sharps the Patient or Family Uses","10. Hepatitis B Vaccination","11. After an Exposure Incident","12. Labels and Training","13. Annual Plan Review","14. Responsibilities","15. Records and Compliance Monitoring","16. Staff Training","17. References","18. Related Policies and Forms","19. Approval","20. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"oh-hha","state":"Ohio","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}}