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Pennsylvania Code (Last Updated: April 5, 2016) |
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Title 28. HEALTH AND SAFETY |
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PART IV. Health Facilities |
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Subpart C. Long-Term Care Facilities |
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Chapter 211. Program Standards for Long-Term Care Nursing Facilities |
Section 211.1. Reportable diseases
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(a) When a resident develops a reportable disease, the administrator shall report the information to the appropriate health agencies and appropriate Division of Nursing Care Facilities field office. Reportable diseases, infections and conditions are listed in § 27.21a (relating to reporting of cases by health care practitioners and health care facilities).
(b) Cases of scabies and lice shall be reported to the appropriate Division of Nursing Care Facilities field office.
(c) Significant nosocomial outbreaks, as determined by the facility’s medical director, Methicillin Resistant Stapylococcus Aureus (MRSA), Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (VRSA), Vancomycin-Resistant Enterocci (VRE) and Vancomycin-Resistant Stapylococcus Epidermidis (VRSE) shall be reported to the appropriate Division of Nursing Care Facilities field office.
The provisions of this § 211.1 adopted August 29, 1975, effective September 1, 1975, 5 Pa.B. 2233; amended January 31, 1987, effective July 1, 1987, 17 Pa.B. 514; amended July 23, 1999, effective July 24, 1999, 29 Pa.B. 3999; amended January 25, 2002, effective January 26, 2002, 32 Pa.B. 491. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (258379) to (258380) and (267101).
Notation
The provisions of this § 211.1 amended under section 803 of the Health Care Facilities Act (35 P. S. § 448.803); and section 2102(g) of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 532(g)); amended under the Disease Prevention and Control Law of 1955 (35 P. S. § § 521.1—521.21).