§418.60. Condition of participation: Infection control.
42 C.F.R. § 418.60
The hospice must maintain and document an effective infection control program that protects patients, families, visitors, and hospice personnel by preventing and controlling infections and communicable diseases.
Standard: Prevention. The hospice must follow accepted standards of practice to prevent the transmission of infections and communicable diseases, including the use of standard precautions.
Standard: Control. The hospice must maintain a coordinated agency-wide program for the surveillance, identification, prevention, control, and investigation of infectious and communicable diseases that—
Is an integral part of the hospice's quality assessment and performance improvement program; and
Includes the following—
A method of identifying infectious and communicable disease problems; and
A plan for implementing the appropriate actions that are expected to result in improvement and disease prevention.
Standard: Education. The hospice must provide infection control education to employees, contracted providers, patients, and family members and other caregivers.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[73 FR 32204, June 5, 2008, as amended at 86 FR 61616, Nov. 5, 2021; 88 FR 36510, June 5, 2023]
Source
Source: 73 FR 32204, June 5, 2008, unless otherwise noted.
Authority
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1302 and 1395hh.
Source
Source: 48 FR 56026, Dec. 16, 1983, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[73 FR 32204, June 5, 2008, as amended at 86 FR 61616, Nov. 5, 2021; 88 FR 36510, June 5, 2023]