Section 1288.85 Of Article 3.5. Hospital Infectious Disease Control Program From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 3.5.
1288.85
. Each general acute care hospital, as defined in
subdivision (a) of Section 1250, shall do all of the following by
July 1, 2015:
(a) Adopt and implement an antimicrobial stewardship policy in
accordance with guidelines established by the federal government and
professional organizations. This policy shall include a process to
evaluate the judicious use of antibiotics in accordance with
paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 1288.8.
(b) Develop a physician supervised multidisciplinary antimicrobial
stewardship committee, subcommittee, or workgroup.
(c) Appoint to the physician supervised multidisciplinary
antimicrobial stewardship committee, subcommittee, or workgroup, at
least one physician or pharmacist who is knowledgeable about the
subject of antimicrobial stewardship through prior training or
attendance at continuing education programs, including programs
offered by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, or similar
recognized professional organizations.
(d) Report antimicrobial stewardship program activities to each
appropriate hospital committee undertaking clinical quality
improvement activities.