The quality assurance committee shall be responsible for:
- (1) The prevention, control and investigation of infection in the ASF and for assuring the effectiveness of current procedural techniques in all departments.
(2) The designation of one full-time or one part-time employe responsible for developing and monitoring the infection control program including, but not limited to:
- (i) Written standards for ASF sanitation and asepsis.
- (ii) Procedures and techniques for meeting established sanitation and asepsis standards.
- (iii) Isolation procedures.
- (iv) Maintaining records of infections which originate in the ASF among patients and personnel to trace the sources of infection and to identify epidemic situations.
- (v) Providing assistance in the development of the employe health program of the ASF.
- (vi) Submitting a copy of pertinent findings and recommendations to the committee.