197.160. Infection data to be available to department of health and senior services, violation, effect, state payments suspended, when.
Infection data to be available to department of health and seniorservices, violation, effect, state payments suspended, when.
197.160. The department of health and senior services shall haveaccess to all data and information held by hospitals, ambulatory surgicalcenters, and other facilities related to their infection control practices,rates, or treatments of infections. Failure to provide such access shallbe grounds for full or partial licensure suspension or revocation pursuantto section 197.293, sections 197.010 to 197.100, or sections 197.200 to197.240. If the department determines that the hospital, ambulatorysurgical center, or other facility is willfully impeding access to suchinformation, the department shall be authorized to direct all stateagencies to suspend all or a portion of state payments to such hospitaluntil such time as the desired information is obtained by the department.
(L. 2004 S.B. 1279)