Infection Control

Section 330.790  Infection Control a)         Policies and procedures for investigating, controlling, and preventing infections in the facility shall be established and followed.  The policies and procedures shall be consistent with and include the requirements of the Control of Communicable Diseases Code and Control of Sexually Transmissible Infections Code.  Activities shall be monitored to ensure that these policies and procedures are followed. b)         A group, e.g., an infection control committee, quality assurance committee, or other facility entity, shall periodically review the results of investigations and activities to control infections. c)         Depending on the services provided by the facility, each facility shall adhere to the following guidelines of the Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services, as applicable (see Section 330.340): 1)         Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings 2)         Guidelines for Preventing Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia 3)         2007 Guideline for Isolation Precautions:  Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings 4)         Infection Control in Healthcare Personnel 5)         The Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship for Nursing Homes 6)         The Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship for Nursing Homes, Appendix A: Policy and Practice Actions to Improve Antibiotic Use 7)         Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide 8)         Toolkit 3.  Minimum Criteria for Common Infections Toolkit 9)         Toolkit for Controlling Legionella in Common Sources of Exposure d)         The facility shall establish an infection prevention and control program (IPCP) that shall include, at a minimum, an antibiotic stewardship program that includes antibiotic use protocols and a system to monitor antibiotic use.