§ 567.2. Committee responsibilities.
The quality assurance committee shall be responsible for:
(1) The prevention, control and investigation of infection in the ASF and for assuring the effectiveness of current procedural techniques in all departments.
(2) The designation of one full-time or one part-time employe responsible for developing and monitoring the infection control program including, but not limited to:
(i) Written standards for ASF sanitation and asepsis.
(ii) Procedures and techniques for meeting established sanitation and asepsis standards.
(iii) Isolation procedures.
(iv) Maintaining records of infections which originate in the ASF among patients and personnel to trace the sources of infection and to identify epidemic situations.
(v) Providing assistance in the development of the employe health program of the ASF.
(vi) Submitting a copy of pertinent findings and recommendations to the committee.
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