---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 460.74"
title: "42"
number: "460.74"
heading: "Infection control."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/460.74"
---

# §460.74. Infection control.

- (a) **Standard procedures.** The PACE organization must follow accepted policies and standard procedures with respect to infection control, including at least the standard precautions developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- (b) **Infection control plan.** The PACE organization must establish, implement, and maintain a documented infection control plan that meets the following requirements:
  - (1) **Ensures a safe and sanitary environment.**
  - (2) **Prevents and controls the transmission of disease and infection.**
- (c) **Contents of infection control plan.** The infection control plan must include, but is not limited to, the following:
  - (1) Procedures to identify, investigate, control, and prevent infections in every Pace center and in each participant's place of residence.
  - (2) **Procedures to record any incidents of infection.**
  - (3) Procedures to analyze the incidents of infection to identify trends and develop corrective actions related to the reduction of future incidents.

## Notes

### Amendments

[64 FR 66279, Nov. 24, 1999, as amended at 71 FR 71334, Dec. 8, 2006; 86 FR 61618, Nov. 5, 2021; 88 FR 36510, June 5, 2023]

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1302, 1395, 1395eee(f), and 1396u-4(f).

### Source

Source: 64 FR 66279, Nov. 24, 1999, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[64 FR 66279, Nov. 24, 1999, as amended at 71 FR 71334, Dec. 8, 2006; 86 FR 61618, Nov. 5, 2021; 88 FR 36510, June 5, 2023]