VIPTA members track guidance and regulation updates to create a one-stop-shop for users. The updates include source documents that guide infection prevention and control practices for public health staff and clinical and non-clinical healthcare personnel.
The date of the regulation or guidance update is included in each post. Please check linked content to be sure it is the most up to date and recommended practice.
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VDH: Increase in Meningococcal Disease: Ongoing Statewide Outbreak and Local Detections of a Separate Antibiotic Resistant Strain (4/11/2024)
VDH
Any Practice Setting
Department of Health
Emergency Preparedness & Operations
Outbreak Investigation
Surveillance
CMS Proposed Rule: Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 2025 Rates (4/10/2024)
CMS
Acute Care Hospital
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Regulatory Compliance
Mpox waste management guidance updated (4/5/2024)
CDC
Acute Care Hospital
Department of Health
Emergency Preparedness & Operations
Guide to the Utilization of the Microbiology Laboratory for Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases: 2024 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American Society for Microbiology (3/2024)
IDSA
Acute Care Hospital
Ambulatory (Outpatient) Care
Antimicrobial & Diagnostic Stewardship
Regulatory Compliance
Surveillance
Infection Control in Healthcare Personnel: Epidemiology and Control of Selected Infections Transmitted Among Healthcare Personnel and Patients (3/28/2024)
CDC
Any Practice Setting
Department of Health
Employee/Occupational Health
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Enhanced Barrier Precautions in Nursing Homes (QSO-24-08-NH) (3/20/2024)
CMS
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP)
CDC Health Advisory: Increase in Global and Domestic Measles Cases and Outbreaks (3/18/2024)
CDC
Any Practice Setting
Department of Health
IDSA Guide to Utilization of the Microbiology Laboratory for Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases: 2024 Update by IDSA/ASM (3/5/2024)
IDSA
Acute Care Hospital
Ambulatory (Outpatient) Care
Department of Health
Laboratory Collection and Interpretation
Surveillance
VDH Clinician Letter: Mpox, Measles, and Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevention Updates for Virginia (2/13/2024)
VDH
Any Practice Setting
Department of Health
Emergency Preparedness & Operations
Vaccination
Last Updated: March 14, 2024