# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 07 — Hospitals

### Chapter 21 — Hospice Care Programs

#### Regulation .23 Infection Control.

*COMAR 10.07.21.23*

A. The hospice care program shall have an infection control program in all care settings.

B. There is to be a written plan for identifying, preventing, and controlling the spread of infection, which includes:

  (1) Identifying an individual responsible for implementing and monitoring the infection control program;

  (2) Establishing a system for periodic review and update of infection control policies and procedures governing at a minimum:

    (a) Personal hygiene;

    (b) Aseptic and isolation techniques;

    (c) Supplies, medication, and food storage; and

    (d) Waste disposal;

  (3) Reviewing patient and family caregiver practices to identify potential exposure to infection; and

  (4) Ensuring that the infection control program is monitored, reviewed, and evaluated regularly at specified intervals.