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State Law Mandates for Reporting of Healthcare-Associated Clostridium difficile Infections in Hospitals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Julie Reagan ,
Carolyn T.A. Herzig ,
Monika Pogorzelska-Maziarz ,
Andrew W. Dick ,
Patricia W. Stone  and
JD Divya Srinath
Julie Reagan*
Affiliation:
Georgia Southern University, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Statesboro, Georgia
Carolyn T.A. Herzig
Affiliation:
Columbia University School of Nursing, Center for Health Policy, New York, New York
Monika Pogorzelska-Maziarz
Affiliation:
Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Andrew W. Dick
Affiliation:
Rand Corporation, Boston, Massachusetts
Patricia W. Stone
Affiliation:
Columbia University School of Nursing, Center for Health Policy, New York, New York
JD Divya Srinath
Affiliation:
Dallas County Health & Human Services, Dallas, Texas.
*
Address correspondence to Julie Reagan, PhD, JD, MPH, Georgia Southern University, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, PO Box 8015, Statesboro, GA 30460-8015 (jreagan@georgiasouthern.edu).
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Abstract

US state and territorial laws were reviewed to identify Clostridium difficile infection reporting mandates. Twenty states require reporting either under state law or by incorporating federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ reporting requirements. Although state law mandates are more common, the incorporation of federal reporting requirements has been increasing.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2014;00(0): 1–3

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 36 , Issue 3 , March 2015 , pp. 350 - 352
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© 2014 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved 

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