Section 1288.95 Of Article 3.5. Hospital Infectious Disease Control Program From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 3.5.
1288.95
. (a) No later than January 1, 2010, a physician designated
as a hospital epidemiologist or infection surveillance, prevention,
and control committee chairperson shall participate in a continuing
medical education (CME) training program offered by the federal
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Society for
Healthcare Epidemiologists of America, or other recognized
professional organization. The CME program shall be specific to
infection surveillance, prevention, and control. Documentation of
attendance shall be placed in the physician's credentialing file.
(b) Beginning January 2010, all staff and contract physicians and
all other licensed independent contractors, including, but not
limited to, nurse practitioners and physician assistants, shall be
trained in methods to prevent transmission of HAI, including, but not
limited to, MRSA and Clostridium difficile infection.
(c) By January 2010, all permanent and temporary hospital
employees and contractual staff, including students, shall be trained
in hospital-specific infection prevention and control policies,
including, but not limited to, hand hygiene, facility-specific
isolation procedures, patient hygiene, and environmental sanitation
procedures. The training shall be given annually and when new
policies have been adopted by the infection surveillance, prevention,
and control committee.
(d) Environmental services staff shall be trained by the hospital
and shall be observed for compliance with hospital sanitation
measures. The training shall be given at the start of employment,
when new prevention measures have been adopted, and annually
thereafter. Cultures of the environment may be randomly obtained by
the hospital to determine compliance with hospital sanitation
procedures.