Connecticut General Statutes Title 19A. Public Health and Well-Being § 19a-490n. Advisory committee on Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance. Members. Duties

(1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Public Health;

(2) “Department” means the Department of Public Health;

(3) “Health care setting” means any location where health care is provided by a licensed health care professional;

(4) “Health care facility” means an institution licensed under this chapter; and

(5) “Health care associated infection” means any localized or systemic condition resulting from an adverse reaction to the presence of an infectious agent or its toxin that (A) occurs in a patient in a health care facility, and (B) was not found to be present or incubating at the time of admission unless the infection was related to a previous admission to the same health care facility.

(1) Advise the department with respect to the operation and monitoring of the mandatory reporting system for healthcare associated infections and antimicrobial resistance; and

(2) Identify, evaluate and recommend to the department appropriate standardized measures, including aggregate and health care facility specific reporting measures for healthcare associated infections and antimicrobial resistance and processes designed to prevent healthcare associated infections and antimicrobial resistance in any health care setting deemed appropriate by the committee. Each such recommended measure shall, to the extent applicable to the type of measure being considered, be (A) capable of being validated, (B) based upon nationally recognized and recommended standards, to the extent such standards exist, (C) based upon competent and reliable scientific evidence, (D) protective of practitioner information and information concerning individual patients, and (E) capable of being used and easily understood by consumers.