(A) By October 1, 1992, each licensing board shall adopt the CDC recommendations and shall communicate with its respective health care professionals by written notice of their adoption. This written notice must include information that noncompliance may subject the licensee to disciplinary proceedings before the licensing board. The notice must provide information regarding education and training in the areas of infection control, universal precautions, and disinfection and sterilization techniques.

(B) Each licensing board shall institute disciplinary or other action for violations by its respective health care professionals of the CDC recommendations and any other requirements adopted pursuant to this article.

Terms Used In South Carolina Code 44-30-40

  • CDC: means the Centers for Disease Control of the Public Health Service. See South Carolina Code 44-30-20
  • CDC recommendations: means the July 12, 1991, CDC document (MMWR, Volume 40, No. See South Carolina Code 44-30-20
  • Licensing board: means these health professional licensing boards which are state agencies and which license and regulate specific health care professions: the State Board of Medical Examiners, the State Board of Nursing for South Carolina, the South Carolina State Board of Dentistry, and the State Board of Podiatry Examiners. See South Carolina Code 44-30-20
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