1. (1) A licensed dentist shall develop and maintain written infection prevention policies and procedures appropriate for the dental services provided by the facility.
2. (2) A licensed dentist shall review with all practitioners the current office infection prevention policies and procedures annually. A licensed dentist shall maintain documentation of the annual review with all practitioners for five years.
3. (3) A practitioner shall complete one hour of current infection prevention standards education annually provided by a qualified individual or organization.

4. (4) Infection prevention standards education must include:

   1. (a) Standard precautions and prevention of disease transmission;
   2. (b) Prevention of cross-contamination;
   3. (c) Practitioner safety and personal protection equipment;
   4. (d) Hand hygiene;
   5. (e) Respiratory hygiene and cough etiquette;
   6. (f) Sharps safety and safe injection practices;
   7. (g) Sterilization and disinfection of patient care items and devices;
   8. (h) Environmental infection prevention and control;
   9. (i) Dental unit water quality; and
   10. (j) The requirements in WAC 246-817-601 through 246-817-660.
5. (5) A practitioner shall maintain their personal documentation of infection control prevention standards education for a period of five years.
6. (6) For the purposes of this section, a qualified individual or organization means a person or entity that has verifiable training, expertise, or experience in all aspects of infection control.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 18.32.002 and 18.32.0365. WSR 21-01-214, § 246-817-615, filed 12/23/20, effective 1/23/21.]