Sec. 19a-490o. Establishment of mandatory reporting system for healthcare associated infections. Annual report. Posting of information on web site.

(a) The Department of Public Health shall consider the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Healthcare Associated Infections established pursuant to section 19a-490n, with respect to the establishment of a mandatory reporting system for healthcare associated infections designed to prevent healthcare associated infections.

(b) The Department of Public Health shall submit a report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health concerning the plan for the mandatory reporting system for healthcare associated infections recommended by the Advisory Committee on Healthcare Associated Infections pursuant to section 19a-490n, and the status of such plan implementation, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a.

(c) On or before May 1, 2011, and annually thereafter, the department shall submit a report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health on the information collected by the department pursuant to the mandatory reporting system for healthcare associated infections established under subsection (a) of this section, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a. Such report shall include, for each facility, information reported to the department or the Medicare Hospital Compare program concerning the number and type of infections, including, but not limited to, central line-associated bloodstream infections, catheter-associated urinary tract infections, surgical site infections, methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections and Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infections. Such report shall be posted on the department's Internet web site and made available to the public.

(d) The department shall post information on its Internet web site regarding healthcare associated infections. Such information shall include clear and easily accessible links on the department's home page to the annual reports submitted in accordance with subsection (c) of this section and to the Medicare Hospital Compare Internet web site to assist members of the public in learning about healthcare associated infections and comparing the rate of such infections at facilities in the state.

(P.A. 06-142, S. 2, 3; P.A. 10-117, S. 3; P.A. 14-214, S. 2.)

History: P.A. 06-142 effective June 6, 2006; P.A. 10-117 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting “On or before October 1, 2007”, by substituting “consider” for “within available appropriations, implement” re recommendations of advisory committee, by deleting provision re establishment of standardized measures for data reporting and by providing that mandatory reporting system shall be designed to prevent healthcare associated infections, amended Subsec. (b) by deleting “On or before October 1, 2007” re report submission and “implementing” re plan, by adding “Advisory” re committee and by changing “such implementation” to “such plan implementation” and amended Subsec. (c) by changing report date from October 1, 2008, to May 1, 2011; P.A. 14-214 amended Subsec. (c) by adding provision re information to be included in report and added Subsec. (d) re posting information on Internet web site.