ARM 37.106.3318. INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL

(1) An experimental treatment center must maintain an infection prevention and control program that seeks to minimize infections and communicable diseases. An experimental treatment center is responsible for developing a plan of action to prevent, identify, and manage infections and communicable diseases, and for promptly implementing corrective and preventive measures that lead to improvement. (a) The infection prevention and control program must include documentation that the experimental treatment center has considered, selected, and implemented nationally recognized infection control guidelines. (b) The infection prevention and control program is under the direction of a designated and qualified infection control officer who is a licensed health care professional and has training in infection control. (2) An experimental treatment center must have written policies that also address the cleaning of patient treatment areas and care areas, to include: (a) cleaning before use; and (b) cleaning between patients. (3) An experimental treatment center must have policies and processes in place for: (a) the monitoring and documentation of the cleaning, high-level disinfection, and sterilization of medical equipment, accessories, instruments, and implants; and (b) minimizing the sources and transmission of infections, including the use of adequate surveillance techniques.