Quality Improvement
Senate Bill 739
Senate Bill 739 Requirements
SB 739 signed into law September 28, 2006
Implement an HAI surveillance program
- Electronic database: NHSN
By July 1, 2007
- Appoint an HAI Advisory Committee.
- Hospitals must implement respiratory hygiene/cough etiquette program, employee flu vaccine program, disaster plan w/ pandemic flu component in conjunction w/ local health dept
On or after Jan 1, 2008:
- General Acute Care Hospitals (GAC) shall implement and annually report process measures which are to be made public within 6 months
- Central line insertion practices.
- Influenza vaccination of healthcare personnel and high risk patients.
- Surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis.
SB 739 Resource Documents
SB 739 Update (39.5 KB 
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National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Manual (1.2 MB 
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National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Newsletters (130.2 KB )
12-07 (114.5 KB ) (114.5 KB )
1-08 (130.2 KB )
National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Facility Administrator Enrollment Guide (1.2 MB )
National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) User Start-up Guide (1.3 MB )
Central Line Insertion Practices (CLIP) Recommendations (23.5 KB )
- CLIP Monitoring (23.5 KB )
- CLIP Blank Form (56 KB
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SB 739 CLIP Update- May 2008 (27 KB )