Delaware Law Extends Hospital Infection Disclosure Requirement to ASCs

A new Delaware law extends the Hospital Infections Disclosure Act to freestanding surgical centers.

 

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The act, now named the Healthcare Associated Infections Disclosure Act, requires hospitals and correctional facilities to report certain infection rates to Delaware Health and Social Services on a quarterly basis through the CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network. Under the new law, the disclosure act now applies to ambulatory surgery centers, dialysis centers long-term care facilities and psychiatric facilities.

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