Kentucky House Bill 291 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 2 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-07 - posted in committee
Pending: House Health and Welfare Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [MS Word]

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 216B to define terms; require each health care facility to implement an infection prevention program for high risk areas and, throughout the facility, by July 1, 2012; require implementation of best practices that include the development of an infection prevention and control policy and public postings of policies and worker and staff education programs; require health facilities to report data on health-facility-acquired infections; require the use of an approved method of data collection and reporting; require the secretary to implement a method for patients to report by July 1, 2012; require the secretary to serve as the chief administrative officer for data collection; exempt cabinet employees from liability; require a report to the Governor and the Legislative Research Commission by January 30 of each year; require the secretary to promulgate administrative regulations and set a time schedule for reporting; establish penalties for violations; state legislative findings in noncodified section.

AN ACT relating to health-facility-acquired infections.

Rep. Thomas Burch [D]

Rep. Jim Wayne [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-07		posted in committee
2011-02-03		to Health & Welfare (H)
2011-02-02		introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/11RS/HB291.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/11RS/HB291/bill.doc