Cal. Health and Safety Code § 1255.9
Cal. Health and Safety Code § 1255.9
California · California Health and Safety Code · Status: effective · Effective 2022-01-01
Cite this
- Citation
- Cal. Health and Safety Code § 1255.9, California, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/856911
- Permanent ID
ys:prov:856911@1- SHA-256
567464636ed9a7db18e6d877f9ef84501c252c64946d86120ed665d65241facc
The hash is SHA-256 of this version's text, with every run of whitespace collapsed to a single space and the ends trimmed. The ID always leads back here, and checking it says whether the text you cited is still the current version.
Full text
(a) (1) A skilled nursing facility shall have a full-time, dedicated Infection Preventionist (IP).
(2) The IP role may be filled either by one full-time IP staff member or by two staff members sharing the IP responsibilities, as long as the total time dedicated to the IP role equals at least the time of one full-time staff member.
(3) The IP shall meet the following requirements:
(A) Have primary professional training as a licensed nurse, medical technologist, microbiologist, epidemiologist, public health professional, or other health care related field.
(B) Be qualified by education, training, clinical or health care experience, or certification.
(C) Have completed specialized training in infection prevention and control.
(4) The IP shall not be included in the calculation of three and one-half hours of direct patient care per day provided to skilled nursing facility residents.
(b) A skilled nursing facility shall have a plan in place for infection prevention quality control.
(c) A skilled nursing facility shall ensure all health care personnel receive infection prevention and control training on an annual basis.