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�J <br />L:] <br />T <br />GENERAL INFECTION CONTROL POLICY STATEMENTS <br />1. Admission <br />a. Although all aspects of an individual's case are carefully <br />considered during admission, this facility will not <br />knowingly admit a new resident directly into "Strict, <br />Respiratory or Reverse Isolation." If a condition occurs <br />within this facility necessitating such an isolation <br />situation, the discharge process will be initiated. If <br />this process is not completed by the attending physician <br />within 24 hours, the Medical Director will be notified for <br />-further discharge planning. <br />b. This facility will accept a new resident directly into <br />isolation only if appropriate bed and room arrangements <br />are ready and available at the time of admission. <br />C. If an infectious process is present in the admitted <br />resident, the following will be done: <br />1) Culture any draining wound if appropriate. <br />2) Isolate resident per suspected disease. <br />3) Isolate per specific disease, according to pathogen <br />identification. <br />d. Residents with draining wounds contained by dressings will <br />be considered at the "Drainage/Secretion Precaution" level <br />of isolation and kept in this facility. Residents with <br />infectious draining lesions or wounds that cannot be <br />contained with a dressing should be placed in "Contact <br />Isolation" or transferred to an acute care setting when <br />appropriate. <br />e. All newly admitted.patients are screened upon admission <br />for tuberculosis. <br />f. Suspected infectious communicable diseases are to be <br />reported as required by state and local health <br />departments. <br />2. Transfer <br />a. This facility will transfer all residents with <br />communicable diseases if their presence is believed to <br />endanger the health of other residents and employees. <br />(continued) <br />