| (a) In addition to the requirements in §558.285
of this chapter (relating to Infection Control), a hospice must maintain
an effective infection control program that protects clients, families,
visitors, and hospice personnel by preventing and controlling infections
and communicable diseases.
(b) A hospice must follow accepted standards of practice
to prevent the transmission of infections and communicable diseases,
including the use of standard precautions.
(c) A hospice must maintain a coordinated agency-wide
program for the surveillance, identification, prevention, control,
and investigation of infectious and communicable diseases that is
an integral part of the hospice's quality assessment and performance
improvement program. The infection control program must include:
(1) a method of identifying infectious and communicable
disease problems; and
(2) a plan for implementing the appropriate actions
that are expected to result in improvement and disease prevention.
(d) A hospice must provide infection control education
to employees, volunteers, contract staff, clients, and family members
and other caregivers.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §558.853 adopted to be effective October 1, 2013, 38 TexReg 6628; transferred effective May 1, 2019, as published in the April 12, 2019 issue of the Texas Register, 44 TexReg 1893; amended to be effective April 25, 2021, 46 TexReg 2427 |
