OSHA standards for medical settings and healthcare workers are often influenced by, or associated with, guidelines issued by:
A. JCAHO
B. CMS
C. CLIA
D. CDC
E. HCS
D. CDC
OSHA standards for medical settings and health care workers often are influenced by and/or closely associated with, guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). JCAHO is involved with licensing and certification of medical facilities. The Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) is an OSHA standard that is intended to increase health care practitioners' awareness of risk, improve work practices and appropriate use of personal protective equipment, and reduce injuries and illnesses. The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) act established minimum quality standards for all laboratory testing CMS is the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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a. premedicated competent adult b. adult in a persistent vegetative state c. an emancipated 16-year-old minor d. a foreign language speaker without an interpreter
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