N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-14.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 8:43G-14.5 - Infection control staff time and availability

(a) There shall be a hospital epidemiologist and infection control professional(s) who are responsible for coordination of the infection control program.

(b) There shall be a ratio of the equivalent of at least one full-time infection control professional to every 200 adjusted occupied beds, where the bed occupancy has been adjusted both for an outpatient factor and for the hospital's all-payer case mix index (CMI), using the most recent complete data set available to the Department and the following formula:

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For every hospital, there shall be at least one half-time infection control professional.

(c) Outpatient service areas provided by the hospital shall have a designated health care professional on site who is responsible for the day to day activities related to infection control.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-14.5

Amended by R.2004 d.302, effective 8/2/2004.
See: 35 N.J.R. 2847(a), 35 N.J.R. 3782(a), 36 N.J.R. 3538(a).
Rewrote the section.