Smallpox Staphylococcal and other Infections in Newborn Syphilis Tetanus Trichinosis Tuberculosis Tularemia *Typhoid Typhus Yellow Fever West Nile Category 2 Diseases of General Interest – Chickenpox Influenza Group A Beta Hemolytic Streptococcal Infections including Scarlet Fever. 513.04 Policy Statement WTC will preserve, protect and promote the health and welfare of consumers, staff and volunteers by establishing and maintaining infection control protocols and procedures consistent with applicable federal and State laws and regulations including but not limited to those involving blood borne pathogens; communicable diseases of immediate public health importance (as defined by the State of Maryland Department of Health as Category 1); and Diseases of General Interest (as defined by the State of Maryland Department of Health as Category 2). 513.05 Procedures Staff will observe the following protocols when a communicable disease is suspected or diagnosed. 1.7:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday – Staff will notify the physician or nurse on duty in the Health & Wellness Center and/or refer the consumer to the Health & Wellness Center. If the physician on duty confirms a communicable disease or has a reasonable basis for concluding that a risk exists, notification will be made to the Medical Director and the Infection Control Officer. The Infection Control Officer will notify the WTC Program Director or designee. The treating physician will make the diagnosis and determine whether or not isolation is needed. If the suspected or confirmed carrier is a person who is a residential consumer in WTC’s SRD, the physician will determine the need for transfer of the consumer to an isolated room. Day consumers identified as having a communicable disease will be isolated, as their condition warrants, until appropriate disposition can be made. The Medical Director will manage and direct activities which may be required to assure the integrity of residential accommodations occupied by a person confirmed to have a communicable disease by:
Smallpox Staphylococcal and other Infections in Newborn Syphilis Tetanus Trichinosis Tuberculosis Tularemia *Typhoid Typhus Yellow Fever West Nile Category 2 – Diseases of General Interest Chickenpox Influenza Group A Beta Hemolytic Streptococcal Infections including Scarlet Fever. 513.04 Policy Statement WTC will preserve, protect and promote the health and welfare of consumers, staff and volunteers by establishing and maintaining infection control protocols and procedures consistent with applicable federal and State laws and regulations including but not limited to those involving blood borne pathogens; communicable diseases of immediate public health importance (as defined by the State of Maryland Department of Health as Category 1); and Diseases of General Interest (as defined by the State of Maryland Department of Health as Category 2). 513.05 Procedures Staff will observe the following protocols when a communicable disease is suspected or diagnosed. 1.7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday Staff will notify the physician or nurse on duty in the Health & Wellness Center and/or refer the consumer to the Health & Wellness Center. If the physician on duty confirms a communicable disease or has a reasonable basis for concluding that a risk exists, notification will be made to the Medical Director and the Infection Control Officer. The Infection Control Officer will notify the WTC Program Director or designee. The treating physician will make the diagnosis and determine whether or not isolation is needed. If the suspected or confirmed carrier is a person who is a residential consumer in WTC’s SRD, the physician will determine the need for transfer of the consumer to an isolated room. Day consumers identified as having a communicable disease will be isolated, as their condition warrants, until appropriate disposition can be made. The Medical Director will manage and direct activities which may be required to assure the integrity of residential accommodations occupied by a person confirmed to have a communicable disease by:
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