§ 24-29-3 — Advisory committee created; members; duties

A. The "hospital-acquired infection advisory committee" is created in the department to conduct surveillance of hospital-acquired infections. Members of the advisory committee shall include: (1) a consumer of health care services; (2) a representative of the New Mexico association for professionals in infection control and epidemiology; (3) a representative of the New Mexico hospital association; (4) a representative of the New Mexico medical review association; (5) a local representative of the society for healthcare epidemiology of America; and (6) the department's infectious disease epidemiology bureau. B. The advisory committee shall: (1) establish objectives, definitions, criteria and standards for the reporting of hospital-acquired infections; (2) work with hospitals to identify and recruit volunteer participating hospitals in surveillance of hospital-acquired infections and other indicators; (3) develop objectives and action plans for instituting a statewide program of surveillance of hospital-acquired infections and other indicators; (4) identify the specific infections and indicators that are to be subject to surveillance and reporting; (5) identify, and make recommendations regarding, training in the use of the surveillance system or in the prevention and control of hospital-acquired infections and infectious disease; (6) develop and disseminate to the public appropriate reports of the findings of surveillance; and (7) consult as necessary with technical advisors who have regional or national expertise in the prevention and control of hospital-acquired infections and infectious disease.

Legislative History

Laws 2009, ch. 211, § 3.