Massachusetts S791 provides reimbursement for nursing facilities to hire Infection Preventionists and establish isolation and quarantine rooms.

Massachusetts S791 aims to enhance infection control in nursing facilities by reimbursing facilities for employing a full-time Infection Preventionist and establishing isolation and quarantine rooms. The executive office of health and human services will provide supplemental payments to nursing facilities that set up these rooms to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. The bill also mandates that the Infection Preventionist must have completed specialized training in infection prevention and control.

Massachusetts S791 provides reimbursement for nursing facilities to hire Infection Preventionists and establish isolation and quarantine rooms.

Massachusetts S791 aims to enhance infection control in nursing facilities by reimbursing facilities for employing a full-time Infection Preventionist and establishing isolation and quarantine rooms. The executive office of health and human services will provide supplemental payments to nursing facilities that set up these rooms to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. The bill also mandates that the Infection Preventionist must have completed specialized training in infection prevention and control.