28-24-11

Kansas Administrative Regulation No. 28-24-11

Infection Control Regulations for Practitioners and Facilities

28-24-11 Disinfecting electrical instruments.

1. Each licensee or apprentice shall disinfect each instrument in the following manner before providing any service to each consumer:
   
   1. Remove all foreign matter from the instrument; and
   2. use one of the following disinfection methods:
      
      1. Completely saturate the portion of the electrical instrument that comes in contact with the consumer with a bleach solution or with a disinfectant liquid spray or foam that is EPA-registered and has demonstrated bactericidal, fungicidal, and virucidal activity when used according to the manufacturer’s instructions; or
      2. with a bleach solution, completely saturate the portion of the electrical instrument that comes into contact with the consumer, and then rinse that portion of the electrical instrument with clean water.
2. All electrical instruments and equipment that have come in contact with blood or other body fluids shall be disinfected immediately in the following manner:
   
   1. Remove all foreign matter from the instrument; and
   2. use one of the following disinfection methods:
      
      1. Completely saturate the portion of the electrical instrument that comes in contact with the consumer with a bleach solution or with a disinfectant liquid spray or foam that is EPA-registered and has demonstrated bactericidal, fungicidal, virucidal, and tuberculo­cidal activity when used according to the manufacturer’s instructions; or
      2. with a bleach solution, completely saturate the portion of the electrical instrument that comes into contact with the consumer, and then rinse the instrument with clean water.
3. Each disinfected electrical instrument shall be stored in a properly labeled, clean enclosed cabinet or covered container reserved for clean instruments only.