California Health and Safety Code

§ 1288.8

HSC § 1288.8 Effective Jan 1, 2009Div. 2 · Ch. 2 · Art. 3.5

Statute text

(a)By January 1, 2008, the department shall take all of the following actions to protect against HAI in general acute care hospitals statewide:

(1)Implement an HAI surveillance and prevention program designed to assess the department’s resource needs, educate health facility evaluator nurses in HAI, and educate department staff on methods of implementing recommendations for disease prevention.

(2)Revise existing and adopt new administrative regulations, as necessary, to incorporate current federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines and standards for HAI prevention.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 294, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2009.