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Policies of the Department of Public Health

Abbreviations

Abuse Neglect Reporting

Accident or Incident Reporting

Administrative Review

Admission to CHHA

Advanced Beneficiary Notice

Advanced Directives

Archiving Electronic Medical Records

Aseptic Technique

Bag Technique

Blood and Bodily Fluid Clean Up Process

Blood Collection via Venipuncture

Care Planning - Coordination of Service (COS)

Central Venous Catheter- Blood Specimen Collection

Central Venous Catheter Removal

Changing Urinary Drainage Bags

Chart Security

Cleaning and Disinfecting Equipment

Clean Dry Dressing

Clinician Electronic Signature

Community Agencies

Condom Catheter Application

COVID-19 Field Testing Anterior Nares

COVID-19 Returning to Work After Exposure

COVID-19 Returning to Work After Infection

COVID-19 Screening Patients

COVID-19 Staff Surveillance

Criminal History Record Checks

Documentation Guidelines

Do Not Resuscitate

Discharge Process

Dress Code HHAs

Dress Code RNs

Dry Sterile Dressing

DSI Orientation

Electronic Equipment Policy

Electronic Visit Verification (EVV)

Emergency Preparedness

Exposure Control

Falls Management and Prevention

Fire Drill

Fiscal Billing, Free Care, and Bad Debts

Glucose Testing- Using Patient's Glucometer

Hand Hygiene

Health Commerce System Account Policy

Health Commerce System Attachment User Security Policy

HIV Confidentiality

HIV Counseling and Testing Protocol

HIV Counseling and Testing Protocol Appendix 2 Testing Card

HIV Counseling and Testing Protocol Appendix 3 HIV Testing Log

HIV Counseling and Testing Protocol Appendix 4 HIV Rapid Test Storage Temperature Log

HIV Counseling and Testing Protocol Appendix 6 Confidentiality Notice

Home Care Registry

Home Health Aide

Identifying and Assessment of Human Trafficking

Immunization Program

Indwelling Catheter Insertion and Maintenance

Indwelling Pleural or Peritoneal Drainage System

Infection Control and Prevention

Influenza Prevention of Transmission

Influenza Vaccination Acceptance-Declination

Influenza Vaccine Administration Policy

Influenza Vaccine Administration Policy a) 484.18 Regulation

Influenza Vaccine Administration Policy b) VIS Form

Influenza Vaccine Administration Policy c) Standing Order Influenza

IV Therapy

Medical Coding

Medical Record Request Procedure

Medical Waste and Sharps Transport and Disposal

Medication and Biologic Management- Diagnostic and Treatment Center

Medication Reconciliation

NaloxBox Policy

Narcan Leave Behind Policy

Nephrostomy Tube Care

New Referral Unable to Make Contact

Notification of Discharge

Nurse Competencies

Nursing Staff Scheduling

Obtaining Patient Supplies

Opioid Overdose Prevention Policy

Orientation

Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS)

Overtime

Oxygen Therapy

Pain Assessment

Pandemic Disease Plan

Patient Case Review

Patient Complaints

Patient Electronic Signature

Patient Identification

Patient INR Analysis

Patient Rights and Responsibilities

Peer Review

Per Diem Employment

Permeable Film Dressing

Personnel Employment Process

Pharmacy Consultant

Photography Videography of Patients

Physician Appointments- Article 28

Plan of Treatment 485

Policy Development

Pressure Injury Care

Prevention of Influenza Policy

Prevention of Influenza Transmission a) Vaccine Consent Form

Prevention of Influenza Transmission b) Regulations

Quality Standards

Referral Process Policy

Removal/Limitation of Work

Respiratory Protection Policy

Safe Environment

Straight Catheter Insertion

Suprapubic Urinary Catheter Insertion

Staple-Suture Removal

Safe Patient Handling

Termination of Patient/Provider Relationship

Transfer Process

Transportation Assistance Levels (TALs)

Tuberculosis Control- Active Cases

Tuberculosis Control- Latent Cases

Tuberculosis Directly Observed Therapy

Unna Boot Dressing

Urine Sample Collection

Utilization Review

Vacuum Assisted Wound Closure, Application of VAC

Vital Signs

Weight, Measurement of

Wet to Dry Dressing

Wound Culture

Wound Documentation

Wound Irrigation

Wound Measurement