- (a) When a resident develops a reportable disease, the administrator shall report the information to the appropriate health agencies and appropriate Division of Nursing Care Facilities field office. Reportable diseases, infections and conditions are listed in § 27.21a (relating to reporting of cases by health care practitioners and health care facilities).
- (b) Cases of scabies or lice or bed bug infestations shall be reported to the appropriate Division of Nursing Care Facilities field office.
- (c) Significant nosocomial outbreaks, as determined by the facility’s medical director, Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (VRSA), Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE) and Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus Epidermidis (VRSE) shall be reported to the appropriate Division of Nursing Care Facilities field office.
Authority
The provisions of this § 211.1 amended under sections 102, 201(12), 601, 801.1 and 803 of the Health Care Facilities Act (35 P.S. § § 448.102, 448.201(12), 448.601, 448.801a and 448.803); and section 2102(a) and (g) of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. § 532(a) and (g)); amended under the Disease Prevention and Control Law of 1955 (35 P.S. § § 521.1—521.21).
Source
The provisions of this § 211.1 adopted August 29, 1975, effective September 1, 1975, 5 Pa.B. 2233; amended January 31, 1987, effective July 1, 1987, 17 Pa.B. 514; amended July 23, 1999, effective July 24, 1999, 29 Pa.B. 3999; amended January 25, 2002, effective January 26, 2002, 32 Pa.B. 491; amended December 23, 2022, effective July 1, 2023, 52 Pa.B. 8163. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (397591) to (397592).