239-A - Infection control guidelines.

§  239-a. Infection control guidelines. The commissioner shall develop  evidence-based guidelines that identify key infection control  practices  in inpatient and outpatient medical care settings. Such guidelines shall  specifically cover safe injection practices. On or before January first,  two  thousand  nine,  and  every  year  thereafter,  the department will  distribute these guidelines to  physicians,  specialist  assistants  and  physician  assistants.  Such  guidelines  shall  also  be  made publicly  available.