§ 71537. Infection Control Program.  


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  • (a) A written hospital infection control program shall be adopted. The program shall conform to the guidelines contained in Infection Control in the Hospital, 1974, published by the American Hospital Association, 840 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60611.
    (b) A copy of the plan shall be available for review by the Department.
    (c) There shall be a system of reporting of possibly acquired hospital infections to the infection control committee.
    (d) The program shall be reviewed, evaluated and updated annually by the infection control committee. A report of this review shall be available to the Department.