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HAI Prevention in N.C.

Laws & Requirements

The North Carolina Surveillance for Healthcare-Associated and Resistant Pathogens Patient Safety (SHARPPS) Program operates under a number of laws and other legal and regulatory requirements and agreements:

Report from Joint Study Committee on Hospital Infection Control & Disclosure (2008) (PDF, 318KB)
10A NC Administrative Code 41A: Health & Human Services; Epidemiology Health

10A NCAC 41A-.0106: Reporting of Healthcare-Associated Infections
10A NCAC 41A-.0201: Control Measures - General
10A NCAC 41A-.0202: Control Measures - HIV
10A NCAC 41A-.0206: Infection Control - Health Care Settings

Session Law 2011-386 (HB 809): An Act to Establish a Statewide Surveillance and Reporting System for Healthcare-Associated Infections and to Subject Hospitals to the Requirements of the Statewide Surveillance and Reporting System - Amends NC GS 130A, Article 6 by adding Section 150, Part 1A: Statewide Surveillance and Reporting System: Healthcare-Associated Infections.
Session Law 2011-99 (HB 474): An Act to Protect Adult Care Home Residents (PDF, 74KB) - Amends NC GS 131D, Article 1: Inspection and Licensing of Facilities; Adult Care Homes
Session Law 2007-480 (HB 1738): An Act to Establish the Advisory Commission on Hospital Infection Control and Disclosure (PDF, 20KB)
NC GS 130A-137: Public Health; Medical Facilities May Report
Centers for Medicaid/Medicare Services (CMS) Rules on Inpatient Prospective Payment Services (IPPS) - Current CMS-IPPS rules and the status of proposed rule changes. (Scroll down to the "Payment" section under "Important Links".)
Letter from N.C. State Health Director to N.C. Healthcare Facility Administrators RE: Permitted Disclosures for Public Health Reporting Under HIPAA (January 28, 2011) (PDF, 70KB)
HAI Prevention Program Data Use Agreement Between N.C. DPH and N.C. Healthcare Facility Administrators (PDF, 2.05 MB)