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405.11 Infection control. The hospital shall provide a sanitary environment to avoid sources and transmission of nosocomial infections and of communicable diseases which may lead to morbidity or mortality in patients and hospital personnel. The hospital shall establish an effective infection control program for the prevention, control, investigation and reporting of all communicable disease and increased incidence of infections, including nosocomial infections, consistent with current acceptable standards of professional practice. The hospital-wide infection control program shall be reviewed as frequently as necessary but not less than once per year, and updated as necessary to promote optimal effectiveness.

(a) Organization. The hospital shall designate an infection control professional who is responsible for the development and implementation of a hospital-wide infection control program. This individual shall be qualified by training in infection surveillance, prevention and control and also have knowledge or job experience in epidemiological principles, infectious diseases and infection control procedures.

(b) Nosocomial surveillance, prevention and control. The hospital-wide infection control program shall include processes designed to reduce the risk of endemic and epidemic nosocomial infections and communicable diseases in patients and hospital personnel. Such processes shall include methods to:

(i) collect and analyze surveillance data including case findings and identification of epidemiologically important nosocomial infections and communicable disease;

(ii) prevent or reduce the risk of nosocomial infections; and

(iii) control the spread of infection and communicable diseases and epidemiologically important organisms.