OAR 291-124-0065: Communicable Disease Control

(1) The department shall have a communicable disease screening program. (2) Management of communicable diseases shall be in accordance with Oregon Health Division recommendations and department administrative rules and policies. (3) Standard precautions shall be made known and available to correctional employees working in department facilities to prevent transmission of communicable diseases. Health service employees shall provide specific instructions if additional precautions are necessary for a particular AIC. (4) Communicable disease control precautions as required by OR-OSHA or recommended by the Oregon Health Division shall be followed. (5) Information about communicable disease prevention shall be provided to AICs as part of health education. (6) Immunization and preventative treatment shall be made available to AICs as medically indicated.