HB 286 -- Infection Control

Sponsor:  Schaaf

This bill changes the laws regarding infection control and
specifies when incidents of ventilator-associated pneumonia must
be included by the Department of Health and Senior Services in
its quarterly infection incidence rate reports.

Beginning January 1, 2010, the bill 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.

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