Supplementary Table 3.
F880: Infection Prevention and Control Regulation
§483.80 Infection Control |
The facility must establish and maintain an infection prevention and control program designed to provide a safe, sanitary and comfortable environment and to help prevent the development and transmission of communicable diseases and infections. |
§483.80(a) Infection prevention and control program. |
The facility must establish an infection prevention and control program (IPCP) that must include, at a minimum, the following elements: |
§483.80(a)(1) A system for preventing, identifying, reporting, investigating, and controlling infections and communicable diseases for all residents, staff, volunteers, visitors, and other individuals providing services under a contractual arrangement based on the facility assessment conducted according to §483.70(e) and following accepted national standards; |
§483.80(a)(2) Written standards, policies, and procedures for the program, which must include, but are not limited to: |
(i) A system of surveillance designed to identify possible communicable diseases or infections before they can spread to other persons in the facility; |
(ii) When and to whom possible incidents of communicable disease or infections should be reported; |
(iii) Standard and transmission-based precautions to be followed to prevent spread of infections; |
(iv) When and how isolation should be used for a resident; including but not limited to: |
(A) The type and duration of the isolation, depending on the infectious agent or organism involved, and |
(B) A requirement that the isolation should be the least restrictive possible for the resident under the circumstances. |
(v) The circumstances under which the facility must prohibit employees with a communicable disease or infected skin lesions from direct contact with residents or their food, if direct contact will transmit the disease; and |
(vi) The hand hygiene procedures to be followed by staff involved in direct resident contact. |
§483.80(a)(4) A system for recording incidents identified under the facility’s IPCP and the corrective actions taken by the facility. |
§483.80(e) Linens. |
Personnel must handle, store, process, and transport linens so as to prevent the spread of infection. |
§483.80(f) Annual review. |
The facility will conduct an annual review of its IPCP and update their program, as necessary. |