December 2, 2008, Introduced by Senator OLSHOVE 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) On or 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 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) On or before March 1 of each year, the department shall
post on its website and otherwise make generally available a
summary of all information received from hospitals under this
section. The department shall include in the summary under this
subsection information regarding the number of hospital-acquired
infections for each hospital and for each unit or department within
that hospital. The department shall promote public awareness of and
increase knowledge about hospital-acquired infections and the steps
being taken by hospitals to prevent hospital-acquired infections.
(4) The department may promulgate rules to provide for the
standards and procedures for the collection, analysis, and
reporting under this section of hospital-acquired infections and
for the preservation of the anonymity of each patient while
reporting the number of hospital-acquired infections to the
department.
(5) 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.