(a) All general, critical access, and specialized hospitals licensed pursuant to Section 22-21-20, shall report data on health care facility acquired infections for the specific clinical procedures as recommended by the council and defined by the department, in the following categories: Surgical site infections; ventilator associated pneumonia and central line related bloodstream infections.
(b) The board may promulgate rules to require health care facilities licensed pursuant to Section 22-21-20, to collect data on health care facility acquired infection rates either in lieu of or in addition to the categories specified in this section.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.
Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.
Chapter 11A - Reporting Notifiable Diseases.
Article 5 - Patient Infection Data Reporting and Collection.
Section 22-11A-110 - Short Title.
Section 22-11A-111 - Definitions.
Section 22-11A-112 - Health Care Facility Acquired Infection Data Collection and Dissemination.
Section 22-11A-113 - Rules and Regulations Governing Implementation.
Section 22-11A-114 - Reporting Categories.
Section 22-11A-115 - Submission of First Report.
Section 22-11A-116 - Confidentiality of Information.
Section 22-11A-117 - Studies and Publication.
Section 22-11A-118 - Health Care Data Advisory Council.
Section 22-11A-119 - Rules and Regulations Governing Penalties.
Section 22-11A-120 - Rules and Regulations Governing Dissemination and Costs.
Section 22-11A-121 - Use of Data.
Section 22-11A-122 - Enforcement.