Public Policy and Government Affairs

At-a-Glance

State Mandatory Reporting as of March 2008 (jpg)

Pending State Legislation as of February 2008 (jpg)

Pending Federal Legislation as of December 2007 (PDF)

Map of the most recent legislation (APIC)

SHEA Position Papers

Legislative mandates for use of active surveillance cultures to screen for MRSA and VRE
Joint SHEA/APIC Taskforce
ICHE January 2007

APIC/IDSA/SHEA model legislation of public reporting of healthcare-associated infections
Model legislation to assist patient safety initiatives by giving state legislatures a template to use when adopting legislation for the collection and reporting of infection rates. 

Essentials of public reporting of healthcare-associated infections: a tool kit
This tool kit was written as a “how-to” document to give states and healthcare facilities facing legislative mandates to publicly report healthcare-associated infections practical management strategies for implementing them.

Public disclosure of healthcare-associated infections: the role of the SHEA
ICHE February 2005

 

Comments

 

STAAR Act Letter of Support (PDF)

March 2008

 

Durbin Resolution Regarding MRSA Month (PDF)

February 2008

 

IHI's How-To Guides (PDF)

February 2008

 

Joint Commission Patient Safety Goals (PDF)

February 2008

 

Resources

Mortality from Reasonably-Preventable HAIs
Penn Center for Evidence-based Practice Advisory
April 2008

April 16 testimony from Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on HAIs.

GAO Report on HAIs

Guidance on Public Reporting of HAIs: Recommendations of HICPAC

APIC; APIC Talking Points

Texas Department of State Health Services: Recommendations from Key Findings
Advisory Panel on Healthcare-Associated Infections
Submitted to meet the Reporting Requirements of SB 872
79th Legislature

VHA's Best Practices Symposium: Eliminating Hospital-Acquired Infections
VHA recently held its Best Practices Symposium: Eliminating Hospital-Acquired Infections from September 17-19 in Baltimore, MD. Click here to view 11 presentations from the conference (login required) and contribute your own perspectives and stories.