Updated Infection Control in Healthcare Personnel Guidelines (Part I)  

Preventing the transmission of infectious diseases among healthcare personnel (HCP) and patients is a critical component of safe healthcare delivery in all healthcare settings.

October 18, 2019, CDC published Infection Control in Healthcare Personnel: Infrastructure and Routine Practices for Occupational Infection Prevention and Control Services, an update of four sections of Part I of the Guideline for infection control in health care personnel, 1998 (“1998 Guideline“) and their corresponding recommendations in Part II:
     - Infection Control Objectives for a Personnel Health Service
     - Elements of a Personnel Health Service for Infection Control
     - Emergency-Response Personnel
     - The Americans With Disabilities Act

The updated recommendations can be accessed at: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.cdc.gov_infectioncontrol_guidelines_healthcare-2Dpersonnel_exec-2Dsummary.html-3FdeliveryName-3DUSCDC-5F425-2DDHQP-2DDM11130&d=DwIFaQ&c=Lr0a7ed3egkbwePCNW4ROg&r=SvuDBz10lTbEa2fPd_cZyWQFA-GVbfkNc1PGbbhBsMs&m=CSizLOho1c9xmM6Cow50nGJxeta17kJLemm4F0qfPmo&s=Jf-C0NJX2SQY7LpYFLOlxByLQLurCL1Q4Y5nBhINl2U&e=