§ 137.22. Infection control.
(a) The hospital shall designate a committee which shall formulate specific policies for prevention, reporting, and control of infections on the obstetrical service. These policies shall be in written form, readily available to all appropriate personnel, and reviewed at least once every year for possible revision. One member of the committee or other individual shall be delegated to receive reports of infections and to assist in interpretation and implementation of established policies.
(b) The policies established in accordance with subsection (a) shall provide at a minimum:
(1) that, if a patient is admitted to the labor and delivery area with suspected or confirmed transmissible infection, isolation precautions or other appropriate precautions shall be instituted and followed.
(2) written policies governing the use of delivery rooms by patients with diagnosed or suspected infection and establishing techniques for cleaning delivery rooms following use by such patients. If a regular delivery room is used for such a patient, it shall be thoroughly cleaned following use in accordance with hospital policies and in a manner adequate to control the contamination.
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