4723-20-04 Disinfection and sterilization.

An instrument or other reusable equipment used by a licensee or certificate holder who performs or participates in an exposure-prone activity shall be appropriately disinfected and sterilized according to acceptable and prevailing standards for disinfection and sterilization which shall include at least the following:

(A) Equipment and devices that enter a normally sterile area of the body shall be sterilized before being used for each client; and

(B) Equipment and devices that touch an intact mucous membrane but do not penetrate the client’s body surfaces shall be sterilized when possible, or undergo high-level disinfection if the equipment or device cannot be sterilized before being used for each client.

(C) A licensee or certificate holder shall use aseptic technique, as appropriate.

Effective: 02/01/2009

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 10/16/2008 and 10/01/2013

Promulgated Under: 119.03

Statutory Authority: 4723.07 (L)

Rule Amplifies: 4723.07 (L)

Prior Effective Dates: 10/1/1993, 4/1/1999, 2/1/2001, 2/1/2004