The department may undertake a reasonable number of studies and publish information in collaboration with licensed health care providers based upon the data obtained pursuant to the provisions of this article. One of the purposes for such studies will be to provide specific comparative health care facility acquired infection rates. The department shall allow all health care facilities that have submitted data which will be used in any report to review and comment on the report prior to its publication or release for general public use. The department shall include comments of a health care facility, at the option of the health care facility, in the publication, if the department does not change the publication based upon those comments.
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.