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Published in final edited form as: Am J Med Qual. 2014 Jun 20;30(5):417–424. doi: 10.1177/1062860614540200

Table 3.

HAI data submission to NHSN and public reporting provisions

	States and territories (n=37)	Number (%)
*HAI data submission to NHSN*
Always required, since HAI law enactment	AL, AR, CO, CT, DE, GA, HI, IL, IN, MA, MD, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, VA, VT, WA, WV	25 (68)
Currently required, but not since HAI law enactment	CA, DC, ME, MN, TX, UT	6 (16)
Not required^a	FL, MO, NV, OH, PR, RI	6 (16)

*Presence of public reporting provisions*
Yes	AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, HI, IL, MA, MD, ME, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WV	34 (92)
No	GA, IN, PR	3 (8)

Abbreviations: HAI, healthcare-associated infection; NHSN, National Healthcare Safety Network

Hospitals in MO and RI had the option of submitting HAI data to NHSN but it was not mandatory.