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Policies

Our policies fall under the categories of administration and organization, board of directors and research. Communicating these policies, and public accountability, are components of our strategic priorities.

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Browse policies below and visit Interior Health's Our Story page to learn more about our strategic priorities.

Administration & organization

AC - Communications and Public Affairs
AC0100 Visual Identity
AC0400 External Communications Consultants
AC0500 Social Media Guidelines
AC0500 Social Media
AH - Patient/Client - Relations/Care 

AH0100

Abuse Free Environment for Clients

AH0200

Requests for Care on Hospital Property
AH0210 Responding to Emergencies Outside Community Dialysis Unit
AH0300 No Refusal

AH0700

Hand Hygiene Policy

AH0900

Visitation and Presence of Family and Partners-In-Care
AH1100

Registered Nurse and Registered Psychiatric Nurse Orders

AH1300

Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD)

AH1500

Facility Identification Banding for Emergency Patients

AH1600

Identification of Newborns
AH1620 Infant Feeding

AH1700

Venous Thromboembolism Prevention

AH2000

Point of Care Testing

AH2500

Least Restraint

AH3000

Assignment of Hospital Rooms

AH3500

Funeral Home Transfer Policy

AH3600

Repatriation Policy

AH4000

Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment (MOST) and Advance Care Planning (ACP)
AH5000 Harm Reduction – People Who Use Substances Policy
AI - Surgical/Clinical
AI0300 Surgical Safety Checklist
AI0400 Organ Donation
AI0500 Dental Assistants
AT - Information Systems/Telecommunications
AT0100 Health Records
AT0200 IMIT Acquisition and Implementation
AT0300 Software
AU - Human Resources
AU0100 Standards of Conduct for IHA Employees
AU0150 Public Interest Disclosure Act
AU0200 Substance Use Disorder Procedural Guidelines
AU0200 Substance Use Disorder
AU0250 Post Retirement Employment
AU0400 External Consultants Use of
AU0500 Print Copy Management
AU0800 Dress Code, Personal Appearance
AU0900 Employee Information Release of
AU1000 Workplace Environment Procedural Guidelines
AU1000 Workplace Environment
AU1100 Post-Secondary Institution Student Experiences
AU1150 Learning and Development Request - Policy Guide
AU1150 Learning and Development Requests
AU1200 Vacation - Contract Employees
AU1300 Flexible Work Location Guidebook
AU1300 Flexible Work Location
AU1500 Career Exploration: Job Shadow Participant Experiences 
AU2100 Diversity
AU2200 Anti-Racism
AU3000 Conferences Approval and Funding of
AU4000 Theft, Fraud and Corruption
AV - Workplace Health and Safety
AV0100 Occupational Health and Safety Program
AV0200 Persons Working Alone or in Isolation
AV0300 Management of Occupational Exposure to Blood or Body Fluid
AV0400 Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
AV0500 Transportation of Dangerous Goods
AV0600 Latex Sensitivity Prevention Program
AV0900 Prevention and Management of Exposure to Communicable Diseases
AV1000 Attendance Enhancement Policy
AV1100 Employee Incident Reporting and Investigation
AV1300 Staff Respiratory Infection Outbreak Management Policy
AV1350 Influenza Prevention Policy
AV1700 Employee Health and Wellness Program
AV1900 Respiratory Protection Program
AV2000 Smoke Free Environment
AV2200 Management and Use of Recorded Closed Circuit Video Systems (CCTV)
AV2500 Violence Prevention
AV2510 Threat Management - The Assessment and Management of Targeted Violence
AV2520 Active Deadly Threat Response Policy
AV2530 Restricted Access Policy
AV2600 Fatigue Policy
AV2800 Safe Patient Handling Policy
AV2900 Managing Disrespectful, Aggressive or Violent Behaviours of Visitors
AV3000 Psychological Health and Safety

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