Recommendation comes amid multi-state outbreak investigation The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is collaborating with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), multiple state and local health departments, and numerous healthcare facilities to investigate a multi-state outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia infections. These infections have occurred primarily in ventilated patients without cystic fibrosis and who are being treated in intensive care units.
Preliminary information indicates that a contaminated liquid docusate product might be related to cases in one state. Until more information is available, CDC recommends that facilities not use any liquid docusate products for patients who are critically ill, ventilated or immunosuppressed. Institutions with non-cystic fibrosis patients in whom there are B. cepacia infections should sequester all liquid docusate products. Healthcare providers and laboratories should be on alert for B. cepacia cases occurring among non-cystic fibrosis patients and should inform infection prevention staff when these infections occur. Cases should be reported to state or local public health authorities. For more information about this announcement, contact the CDC directly at [email protected]. To read previous emails from this listserv, click here.
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Offered by Southern Nevada Health District on July 28 The Southern Nevada Health District’s Immunization Child Care Program is offering a free training session aimed at child care providers on July 28. A registered nurse will provide information on:
Two continuing education credits will be issued through the Nevada Child Care Registry for participating in this training, which will be held on July 28 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the SNHD office at 280 S. Decatur Blvd. in Las Vegas. To register click here. For more information contact Lynda McCarthy, RN, at (702) 759-1636 or [email protected]; or Sarah Lugo, RN, at (702) 759-0582 or [email protected]. Below is a printable flyer about this training. As the fifth-leading cause of death in Nevada, it is critical that residents educate themselves on causes and signs of stroke with the goal of prevention. At the same time, Nevadans should know about the primary stroke center hospitals best able to help them in the event of a stroke.
In the 78th Session of the Nevada Legislature, lawmakers passed Senate Bill 196 (SB 196) requiring the Division of Public and Behavioral Health (DPBH) to establish a stroke registry, providing for the inclusion of comprehensive and primary stroke centers on a list maintained by DPBH, and specifying required reporting of certain data by those centers. In late May, the Office of Public Health Informatics and Epidemiology published the “Nevada Stroke Registry: 2015 Data Summary,” which compiles and analyzes statewide data in an effort to help health providers and policy makers enhance the ways the current data can be used to improve stroke survivorship and parity of care statewide, while decreasing disability burden due to stroke. This report provides information that supplements the “Heart Disease and Stroke Strategic Plan,” which outlines a comprehensive plan for the prevention of stroke, heart disease, and other vascular disease in Nevada. The plan is drawn from the August 2014 stroke and heart disease strategic planning meeting in Las Vegas at which professionals identified strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats for stroke and heart disease prevention and treatment in Nevada. Finally, Nevada law requires DPBH to publish annually a list of the licensed health facilities that are certified as primary stroke centers. The Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance (HCQC) maintains that list on its website, which can be accessed by clicking here. Effective September 2015, laboratories will be required to report additional results from certain tests for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or its antibodies. According to the revisions (see NAC 441.235.5) as approved by the Nevada Board of Health, the director or other person in charge of a medical laboratory shall report the results of any test of any specimen derived from the human body to the health authority if:
If the interpretation of the laboratory diagnostic testing algorithm is positive for HIV, the laboratory must report to the health authority:
To view these changes, go to: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NAC/NAC-441A.html or see the PDF below for changes to 441.235. See http://dpbh.nv.gov/Programs/HIV-OPHIE/dta/Providers/HIV/AIDS_-_Providers/ for State of Nevada Reportable HIV/AIDS LOINC and Lab Test Descriptions. Please contact Danika Williams, MPH, HIV/AIDS Surveillance Coordinator at 775-684-2219 or [email protected] for more information. HCQC beginning the new process this week On Tuesday, the Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance (HCQC) began electronically issuing Statements of Deficiencies for state licensure inspections as part of the transition to the bureau’s new online licensure system.
Letters and Web ID notices have been sent to all facilities and laboratories that are currently licensed but have not registered in the online licensing system. Please register with the system and be sure your contact information is current so you will be able to receive email notification of your Statements of Deficiencies. You will then be able to submit your Plan of Correction online. During your inspection, the inspector will tell you about obtaining your Statement of Deficiencies online by email notification. You will also receive instructions for completing the Plan of Correction online in the system. If you have difficulties, you can call the HCQC office to receive assistance, or you can visit either the Carson City or Las Vegas office and get assistance by using the kiosks set up in each office. For more information about HCQC, click here. To read previous emails from this listserv, click here. Medicaid and other related issues are on the agenda for next week’s scheduled meeting of the Personal Care Agencies Advisory Council meeting, set for Tuesday, June 21, at 1:30 p.m. in Carson City. For videoconference locations and call-in numbers, view the meeting agenda by clicking here.
To view past emails from this email listserv, click here. Medical facilities construction Certificate of Need Technical Bulletin Please see the Technical Bulletin below for statutory and regulatory updates related to the Certificate of Need requirements for medical facilities construction. Contact Laura Hale at [email protected] with any questions or concerns. To visit the Department of Health and Human Services online, go to http://dhhs.nv.gov/. To view past emails from this listserv or to unsubscribe, click here. |
AuthorThe Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance (HCQC) licenses medical and other health facilities, child care facilities and personnel, and medical laboratories and personnel in Nevada. HCQC also conducts compliance surveys and takes complaints. Archives
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