HCS HB 286 -- INFECTION CONTROL

SPONSOR:  Schaaf

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee on
Healthcare Transformation by a vote of 11 to 0.

Beginning January 1, 2010, this substitute requires every
hospital licensed in the state to establish a
methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) control
program to isolate infected patients; reduce the risk of MRSA
transmission; establish procedures, protocols, and education for
staff known to be MRSA-colonized or MRSA-infected; and establish
an infection-control intervention protocol.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds in FY 2010, FY 2011, and
FY 2012.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that the bill corrects a technical
problem with the existing statute and helps stop the spread of
difficult-to-treat MRSA infections.  Ventilator-associated
pneumonia reporting has not been implemented due to differences
between definitions.

Testifying for the bill were Representative Schaaf; St. Louis
Area Business Health Coalition; and Missouri Hospital
Association.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated November 17, 2009 at 9:24 am