(210 ILCS 83/5)
Sec. 5. MRSA control program. In order to improve the prevention of hospital-associated bloodstream infections due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ("MRSA"), every hospital shall establish an MRSA control program that requires: (1) Identification of all MRSA-colonized patients in |
| all intensive care units, and other at-risk patients identified by the hospital, through active surveillance testing.
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(2) Isolation of identified MRSA-colonized or
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| MRSA-infected patients in an appropriate manner.
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(3) Monitoring and strict enforcement of hand hygiene
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(4) Maintenance of records and reporting of cases
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| under Section 10 of this Act.
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(Source: P.A. 95-312, eff. 8-20-07 .)
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