Session Law 2011-99 - House Bill 474

• Requires adult care homes to implement written infection control policies consistent with CDC guidelines addressing equipment disposal, sanitation, blood precautions, and staff exposure procedures, effective January 1, 2012

• Mandates annual in-service training for medication aides on infection control, safe injection practices, and glucose monitoring with partial credit toward continuing education requirements

• Establishes mandatory 5-hour initial training program and 10-hour subsequent training program for new medication aides, including CDC infection control guidelines and safe injection practices, with competency evaluation required by October 1, 2013

• Requires Division of Health Service Regulation to develop and administer annual infection control training course for adult care home supervisors, with credit toward continuing education requirements

• Directs Division of Health Service Regulation to include infection control compliance review and safe injection practice assessment as part of annual inspections of all adult care homes beginning July 1, 2012