March 16, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Wojno, Accavitti, Sak, Whitmer, Gillard, Byrnes, Marleau and Lemmons, III and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled
"Public health code,"
(MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 21525.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 21525. (1) Before February 1 of each year, each hospital
shall submit a report to the department summarizing the number of
hospital-acquired infections contracted by patients in the
immediately preceding calendar year. The annual report of hospital-
acquired infections shall be submitted on a form and in a manner as
prescribed by the department. The department may require any
information considered necessary for the surveillance, control, and
prevention of hospital-acquired infections.
(2) The reporting form shall break down the number of
hospital-acquired infections contracted by patients within each
unit or department within the hospital. The reporting form shall
not contain the name of the patients, common identifiers such as
social security or driver license numbers, or other information
identifiers that would make it possible to identify in any manner
or in any circumstances the patient.
(3) The department may promulgate rules to provide for the
standards and procedures for the collection, analysis, and
reporting of hospital-acquired infections under this section and
preservation of the anonymity of each patient while reporting the
number of hospital-acquired infections to the department.
(4) As used in this section, "hospital-acquired infection"
means a nosocomial infection that is a localized or systemic
condition resulting from an adverse reaction to the presence of an
infectious agent or its toxin and that was not present or
incubating at the time a patient was admitted to the hospital for
medical treatment.