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77 Ill. Adm. Code 245.75 - Infection Control (Home Health, Home Services, and Home Nursing Agency Code)

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What this rule requires your agency to do

  • 1The home health agency must provide infection control education to staff, patients, and caregivers. (77 Ill. Adm. Code 245.75(c)(3))(77 Ill. Adm. Code 245.75 - Infection Control (Home Health, Home Services, and Home Nursing Agency Code))
  • 2The agency must develop and implement policies and procedures for investigating, controlling, and preventing infections. (77 Ill. Adm. Code 245.75(a))(77 Ill. Adm. Code 245.75 - Infection Control (Home Health, Home Services, and Home Nursing Agency Code))
  • 3The home health agency must maintain a coordinated agency-wide program for the surveillance, identification, prevention, control, and investigation of infectious and communicable disease that is an integral part of the agency's QAPI program. (77 Ill. Adm. Code 245.75(c)(2))(77 Ill. Adm. Code 245.75 - Infection Control (Home Health, Home Services, and Home Nursing Agency Code))
  • 4The home health agency must follow accepted standards of practice, including the use of standard precautions, to prevent the transmission of infections and communicable diseases. (77 Ill. Adm. Code 245.75(c)(1))(77 Ill. Adm. Code 245.75 - Infection Control (Home Health, Home Services, and Home Nursing Agency Code))
  • 5The agency must adhere, at a minimum and as appropriate, to the guidelines of the CDC, United States Public Health Service, and Department of Health and Human Services. (77 Ill. Adm. Code 245.75(b))(77 Ill. Adm. Code 245.75 - Infection Control (Home Health, Home Services, and Home Nursing Agency Code))

Applies to: home care / home health / home services

Section 245.75 of the Illinois Home Health, Home Services, and Home Nursing Agency Code requires every licensed agency to develop and implement infection control policies and procedures, adhere to CDC/USPHS/HHS guidelines, and (for home health agencies) maintain a coordinated agency-wide infection surveillance and prevention program integrated with its QAPI program, including staff/patient/caregiver education.

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