TY - JOUR
T1 - State Regulations Governing Infection Control Issues in Long‐Term Care
AU - Crossley, Kent
AU - Nelson, Lara
AU - Irvine, Patrick
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1992/3
Y1 - 1992/3
N2 - To examine states' regulations governing infections and infection control in long‐term‐care institutions. Collection and examination of relevant documents from all of the states, the District of Columbia, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations, and Medicare/Medicaid. Rules governing (1) admissions of patients with infections, (2) tuberculin testing of residents, (3) employee health, (4) use of immunizations, (5) human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)‐infected patients, and (6) infection control were compared. There were wide variations in states' policies in each of these areas and many were inconsistent with current scientific knowledge. Uniform federal standards for long‐term care would probably provide a better and more economical way to ensure quality of care in these institutions.
AB - To examine states' regulations governing infections and infection control in long‐term‐care institutions. Collection and examination of relevant documents from all of the states, the District of Columbia, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations, and Medicare/Medicaid. Rules governing (1) admissions of patients with infections, (2) tuberculin testing of residents, (3) employee health, (4) use of immunizations, (5) human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)‐infected patients, and (6) infection control were compared. There were wide variations in states' policies in each of these areas and many were inconsistent with current scientific knowledge. Uniform federal standards for long‐term care would probably provide a better and more economical way to ensure quality of care in these institutions.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1992.tb02077.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1992.tb02077.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 1538044
AN - SCOPUS:0026514633
SN - 0002-8614
VL - 40
SP - 251
EP - 254
JO - Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
JF - Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
IS - 3
ER -