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CMS SOM App. M, Tag L580
§418.60(b) Standard: Control
The hospice must maintain a coordinated agency-wide program for the surveillance,
identification, prevention, control, and investigation of infectious and communicable
diseases that—
§418.60(b)(1) Is an integral part of the hospice's quality assessment and
performance improvement program; and
Interpretive Guidelines §418.60(b)(1)
Examples of infection control practices that the hospice may use include monitoring work
related employee illness and infections, analyzing them in relation to patient infections,
and taking appropriate actions when an infection or communicable disease is present to
prevent its spread among staff, patients, family and visitors.
Surveillance data should be routinely reviewed and monitored. Appropriate corrective
actions need to be taken based on the data analysis. The hospice must use this
information as a part of its QAPI program.
History
Rev. 210; Issued:02-03-23; Effective:02-03-23; Implementation:02-03-23
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-07-22
- Edition
- som-2026-07-22
- Content hash
44aff3892164075f51f1db58356abca19b9bf0326a30a205b7831fcd818f173b
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