Authority Index
20 regulatory authorities currently published. Pages grouped by authority type and listed with their formal citation. Each authority page contains verbatim text where available, plain-language summary, applicability scope, documentation evidence required, surveyor behavior, source confidence rating, and explicit notes on any adjacent claims that have been investigated and disconfirmed.
Federal Regulators
- CDC HICPAC Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control — Pest Control Recommendations CDC HICPAC Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities (2003), Part II, Section E.V.
- CMS Conditions of Participation for Hospitals — Physical Environment 42 CFR Part 482, Subpart C, Section 482.41
- CMS State Operations Manual Appendix A — Hospital Survey Protocol CMS Pub. 100-07, State Operations Manual, Appendix A, Rev. 238 (03-20-2026)
- EPA Integrated Pest Management in Health Care Facilities Toolkit (2021) EPA Publication No. 907K21002, Integrated Pest Management in Health Care Facilities (July 2021)
- FDA Food Code 2022 — Pest Control in Healthcare Food Service FDA Food Code 2022, Sections 6-501.111 and 6-202.13
- OSHA Hazard Communication Standard — Pesticide Storage and SDS Requirements 29 CFR 1910.1200
- USDA Rescission of 7 CFR Part 110 — Federal Pesticide Recordkeeping Requirements USDA Final Rule, Rescission of 7 CFR Part 110, Federal Register Vol. 90 No. 90 (May 12, 2025), FR Doc 2025-08220, effective July 11, 2025
- VHA Directive 1850.02 — Pest Management Operations Program Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration Directive 1850.02, Pest Management Operations Program, December 22, 2022
Accrediting Bodies
- DNV-GL NIAHO Standards — Pest Management in DNV-Accredited Hospitals DNV Healthcare USA, Inc., National Integrated Accreditation for Healthcare Organizations (NIAHO) Standards
- The Joint Commission 2026 Physical Environment Chapter — Pest Activity and Pesticide Storage The Joint Commission, Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals (CAMH), Physical Environment (PE) Chapter, effective January 1, 2026 via Accreditation 360
State Regulators
- Utah Administrative Code R432-100 — General Hospital Standards (Pest Management Provisions) Utah Admin. Code R432-100-39, Maintenance Services, most recent amendment December 27, 2024
- Utah Administrative Code R68-7 — Utah Pesticide Control Act Rules Utah Admin. Code R68-7, Utah Pesticide Control Act Rules, administered by Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF)
Recognized Authorities
- AORN 2026 Guidelines for Perioperative Practice — Environmental Cleaning and Pest Exclusion Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN), Guidelines for Perioperative Practice, 2026 Edition. Guideline for Environmental Cleaning.
- APIC Text of Infection Control and Epidemiology — Environmental Services and Pest Management Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), APIC Text of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Environmental Services chapter
- ESACC Board Certified Entomologist (BCE) Credential Entomological Society of America Certification Corporation (ESACC), Board Certified Entomologist (BCE) Program, eligibility revised effective January 1, 2025
- FGI Guidelines for Design and Construction — Pest Exclusion in Healthcare Facility Design Facility Guidelines Institute (FGI), Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospitals; Guidelines for Design and Construction of Outpatient Facilities; Guidelines for Design and Construction of Residential Health, Care, and Support Facilities. 2022 Edition.
- Healthcare-Associated Infection Costs and Pest Exposure Financial Framing Multiple primary sources: Scott 2009 CDC HAI cost estimates; Zimlichman 2013 JAMA Internal Medicine per-event HAI costs; Sheele 2017 ICHE academic medical center bed bug operational costs; CMS Hospital Value-Based Purchasing program under §1886(o) Social Security Act
- NACMCF 1997 HACCP Principles — Pest Control as Prerequisite Program National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point Principles and Application Guidelines, August 14, 1997, Appendix A — Examples of Common Prerequisite Programs
- USP General Chapter <797> — Pharmaceutical Compounding for Sterile Preparations United States Pharmacopeia, General Chapter <797> Pharmaceutical Compounding — Sterile Preparations, Official November 1, 2023
- USP General Chapter <800> — Hazardous Drugs Handling in Healthcare Settings United States Pharmacopeia, General Chapter <800> Hazardous Drugs — Handling in Healthcare Settings, Official December 1, 2019, Compendially Applicable November 1, 2023