Nevada passes new IC laws, rejects others
Infection Control Weekly Monitor, June 3, 2009
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Five new infection control measures in outpatient clinics were passed last week by Nevada lawmakers and signed by Gov. Jim Gibbons, according to the Associated Press (AP). The regulatory ramifications emerged following last year’s hepatitis C outbreaks in two Las Vegas outpatient clinics, in which 50,000 patients were put at risk, and nine people contracted the virus through unsafe injection procedures.
One of the measures requires yearly inspections of ambulatory surgical centers rather than every three to six years as previously required. Nurses will also accompany the inspection team in future investigations in order to adequately observe and evaluate infection control, the AP reported.
On the other hand, Gibbons also vetoed a bill that received high praise from health care advocates. The bill would have required hospitals to conduct investigations into the cause of sentinel events and develop a plan to remedy them, report information to the CDC national database, and have state medical boards report sentinel events they learn of while conducting business.
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