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Newly revised CD rules - effective October 2, 2009
Summary - Rules Final 2009

New Communicable Disease websites - www.michigan.gov/cdinfo

Guidance for Control of Infections with Carbapenem-Resistant or Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in Acute Care Facilities at http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5810a4.htm and CDC slide set at http://www.bt.cdc.gov/coca/callinfo.asp

HHS HAI Plan
http://www.hhs.gov/ophs/initiatives/hai/infection.html

Public Reporting of HAI - National Quality Forum - National Voluntary Consensus Standards for the Reporting of HAI data

The Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities, 2008 has been posted at:
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/pdf/guidelines/Disinfection_Nov_2008.pdf

Management of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms in Healthcare Settings
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/index.html

Michigan Forms Flu Advisory Board

Plan your employee flu vaccination campaign: Visit - www.michigan.gov/flufighterkit

The Flu Gallery www.cdc.gov/flu/gallery

An additional website with sample plans for employee vaccination programs is available at www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/16633.html

Brochures for influenza pocket guides for professionals are available at www.hpclearinghouse.org a limit of 50 pocket cards can be ordered from this site. For additional numbers email franklinr@michigan.gov

For more information regarding Influenza in Michigan and for the latest Influenza Bulletins and Flubytes, visit the following websites:
MDCH Influenza in MI Page
MDCH HCW Info

The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) has updated its Communicable Disease Reporting Rules as of December 2004. Several new diseases or infectious agents have been added. The revised rules and some informational memos are available here:

Communicable_Final_Rule.pdf 8 pgs, 76K
PA514_Clinicianinfo_Memo.pdf 3 pgs, 72K
PA514_Labinfo_Memo.pdf 3 pgs, 72K

To access the complete set of rules, please visit the State's Emerging Diseases website at: www.michigan.gov/emergingdiseases


Guidance on Public Reporting of Healthcare-Associated Infections

Link to download pdf at http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/PublicReportingGuide.pdf


CDC/HICPAC Environmental IC in Healthcare Facilities Guidelines

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/gl_environinfection.html


Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections

CDC/Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections 36 pgs, 340k

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