R386-705-5. Health Care Associated Infection Prevention  


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  • Each facility required to share data with the Department as described in R386-705-3 shall implement processes to prevent the incidence of health care associated infections.

    (1) The processes shall include at least one intervention that is proven by scientifically valid means to be effective in health care associated infection prevention. Interventions that have been recommended by an accepted health authority, including the CDC, or the federal Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC), meet this requirement.

    (2) The facility shall have a system to monitor these processes and shall make information about them available upon request.