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Control Number: <br />401.06.03.014 <br />Version: <br />4.0 <br />Title: <br />Infection and Ectoparasite Control <br /> <br />Page Number: <br />2 of 8 <br /> <br />Definitions ............................................................................................................................ 7 <br />References ........................................................................................................................... 7 <br />BOARD OF CORRECTION IDAPA RULE NUMBER 401 <br />Medical Care <br />POLICY CONTROL NUMBER 401 <br />Hospitalization, Institutional Clinical Services, and Treatment <br />PURPOSE <br />The purpose of this standard operating procedure (SOP) is to: (1) establish procedures for <br />ensuring there is an effective infection control program in place for minimizing infectious and <br />communicable disease incidents amongst offenders; (2) establish procedures for effectively <br />controlling ectoparasites by treating infected offenders and disinfecting bedding and <br />clothing; and (3) ensure that an offender diagnosed with an infectious or communicable <br />disease receives prompt care and treatment. <br />RESPONSIBILITY <br />Health Authority <br />The health authority is responsible for: <br />• Monitoring and overseeing all aspects of health care services; and <br />• The implementation and continued practice of the provisions provided in this <br />SOP. <br />When health care services are privatized, he will also be responsible for: <br />• Reviewing and approving (prior to implementation) all applicable contract medical <br />provider policy, procedure, and forms; and <br />• Monitoring the contract medical provider’s performance, to include but not limited <br />to reviewing processes, procedures, forms, and protocols employed by the <br />contract medical provider to ensure compliance with all health care-related <br />requirements provided in respective contractual agreements, this SOP, and in <br />National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) standard P-B-01, <br />Infection Control Program. (See section seven of this SOP.) <br />Contract Medical Provider <br />When health care services are privatized, the contract medical provider is responsible <br />for: <br />• Implementing and practicing all provisions of this SOP, unless specifically <br />exempted by written contractual agreements; <br />• Ensuring that all aspects of this SOP and NCCHC standard P-B-01 are <br />addressed by applicable contract medical provider policy and procedure;