28-24-3

Kansas Administrative Regulation No. 28-24-3

Infection Control Regulations for Practitioners and Facilities

28-24-3 Communicable diseases or conditions; universal precautions.

1. No licensee or apprentice afflicted with a communicable disease or condition, as defined in K.A.R. 28-24-1, shall be permitted to work or train in a school or establishment.
2. Services shall not knowingly be performed on or by any person who has a com­municable disease or condition or parasites that could be transmitted in the delivery of services under these regulations. Blood-borne diseases, including HIV infection, hepa­titis B (HBV), and hepatitis C (HCV), shall not be considered infectious or contagious communicable diseases or conditions under this regulation.
3. If there is a likelihood of exposure to blood or body fluids while practicing cosme­tology, nail technology, esthetics, or electrology, the apprentice or licensee shall wear single-use protective gloves and shall adhere to universal precautions when exposed to blood or body fluids.
4. If a blood spill occurs, the licensee or apprentice shall perform all of the following procedures:
1. Stop service immediately;
2. don protective gloves;
3. clean the injured area with an antiseptic solution and cover the wound with a sterile bandage to prevent further blood exposure;
4. double-bag and dispose of all contaminated items;
5. clean and disinfect all equipment, tools, and implements that have come in contact with the blood; and
6. clean the station with disinfectant.