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Legislative & Regulatory Updates

Stay informed about the latest legislative and regulatory updates in the field of infection prevention and control. Includes information on public policy agenda, funding cuts, antibiotic stewardship, measles outbreak, surveillance testing, antimicrobial stewardship, and education opportunities.

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Legislative & Regulatory Updates

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  1. Legislative & Regulatory Updates March 2019 Jessica Arias, BSN, RN, CIC

  2. APIC’s Public Policy Agenda Includes information on the following: http://cqrcengage.com/apic/PublicPolicyAgenda

  3. National Public Policy Committee

  4. Recalls

  5. Tri-Agency Task Force The three agencies each play a critical role in emergency response, including identifying threats, regulating medical products, and providing oversight for laboratories. The task force will help the agencies better collaborate to prepare for, and respond to, public health threats.

  6. Cuts to funding for HHS by $12 billion • May result in fewer resources for IPC programs • Contact your members of Congress! • Reject these cuts, work with their colleagues to create bipartisan budget that protects patients President Releases FY 2020 Budget Request

  7. Take Actionhttp://cqrcengage.com/apic/

  8. Urge CMS to take action on Antibiotic Stewardship • http://cqrcengage.com/apic/app/onestep-write-a-letter?13&engagementId=492443 • Educate Congress about the Flu • http://cqrcengage.com/apic/app/onestep-write-a-letter?8&engagementId=492945 • Welcome members of the 116th Congress by introducing them to the expanding role of infection preventionists • http://cqrcengage.com/apic/app/onestep-write-a-letter?18&engagementId=495666 Speak up!

  9. APIC eNewsGovernment Affairshttp://cqrcengage.com/apic/home

  10. CDC Vital Signs March 5, 2019https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/index.html

  11. New Jersey

  12. National concern • NJ declared new outbreak in Ocean county • LINCS message related to exposures • Lakewood, NJ • https://www.state.nj.us/health/cd/topics/measles.shtml • Press release: https://www.nj.gov/health/news/ Measles Outbreak

  13. Routine surveillance testing • Species identification • Antimicrobial susceptibility testing • Molecular testing • Modified Carbapenemase production testing AR Lab NetworkSurveillance Testing

  14. Bronze, Silver, Gold • Applications for acute & post-acute • Aligns with CDC core elements • Coming Summer 2019 Antimicrobial Stewardship Recognition Program

  15. Infection prevention • Ventilator Skilled Nursing Facilities • On-site support • Prevent spread of novel MDROs ICAR 2.0Jessica Arias, Bridget Farrell, Carol Genese

  16. ICAR Resources or Assessment Opportunity: https://www.nj.gov/health/cd/topics/hai.shtml • Safe Injection Ambassador Training: FULL • Fall dates to be determined • ICAR & HFSFOLTC Webinar: Coming soon! • March 2019 • CDC & CMS launch LTC training • https://www.train.org/cdctrain/training_plan/3814 Education Opportunities

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