| Subject: | JCAHO Updates Standard IC.4.10, EP 8, Reduction of Risks Associated with Animals, Effective January 1, 2006 |
| Category: | The Joint Commission (TJC)
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| Published: | Tue, 15 Nov 2005 - 10:00 am |
| JCAHO Standard IC.4.10 addresses the specific interventions a facility must develop and put into practice to comply with its infection control plan. Element of Performance 8 states that hospitals need to have a plan to reduce hazards regarding animals that are brought into the hospital such as management of waste.
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