Re: Use of hand sanitizers - California DOH

[Guest guest]

Hand sanitizers do not stop c.diff. So we have made it a policy in the PICU

(and it's posted) that soap & hot water must be used.

Holly Lee Brewer, MS RD CDE

Pediatric Dietitian & Diabetes Educator

Las Vegas, NV

Digna Cassens wrote:

This is for California practitioners in LTC. There is a DOHS letter

from years ago that outlines their policy on using hand sanitizers in the SNF

kitchens under the Title 22 regulations. Specifically it states that the only

acceptable method to sanitize hands is to use hot water and soap and follow the

hand washing procedure. I cannot find the DOH letter sent to all nursing home

administrator and operators because it is so old. Recently some of my facilities

have been installing these hand sanitizers because nursing can use them, and

they're being installed in the nursing stations, lobbies, etc. I do not want

them in the kitchens bc I know what trouble they'll us to,but without that

document I cannot really enforce my opinion.

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[Guest guest]

Thanks, Holly, for this response. This is one additional fact to support my

argument. Where can I find the reference regarding c-diff? This Digna

Re: Use of hand sanitizers - California DOH

Hand sanitizers do not stop c.diff. So we have made it a policy in the PICU

(and it's posted) that soap & hot water must be used.

Holly Lee Brewer, MS RD CDE

Pediatric Dietitian & Diabetes Educator

Las Vegas, NV

Digna Cassens wrote:

This is for California practitioners in LTC. There is a DOHS letter from years

ago that outlines their policy on using hand sanitizers in the SNF kitchens

under the Title 22 regulations. Specifically it states that the only acceptable

method to sanitize hands is to use hot water and soap and follow the hand

washing procedure. I cannot find the DOH letter sent to all nursing home

administrator and operators because it is so old. Recently some of my facilities

have been installing these hand sanitizers because nursing can use them, and

they're being installed in the nursing stations, lobbies, etc. I do not want

them in the kitchens bc I know what trouble they'll us to,but without that

document I cannot really enforce my opinion.

.

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