80 FR 34437 - Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 115 (June 16, 2015)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 115 (June 16, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 115 (Tuesday, June 16, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 34437] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-14751] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announce the following meeting for the aforementioned committee: Times and Dates: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., July 16, 2015 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., July 17, 2015 Place: CDC, 1600 Clifton Rd., Global Communications Center, Building 19, Auditorium B, Atlanta, Georgia 30333. Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. Please register for the meeting at www.cdc.gov/hicpac. Purpose: The Committee is charged with providing advice and guidance to the Director, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, the Director, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), the Director, CDC, and the Secretary, Health and Human Services regarding (1) the practice of healthcare infection prevention and control; (2) strategies for surveillance, prevention, and control of infections, antimicrobial resistance, and related events in settings where healthcare is provided; and (3) periodic updating of CDC guidelines and other policy statements regarding prevention of healthcare-associated infections and healthcare- related conditions. Matters for Discussion: The agenda will include updates on CDC's activities for prevention and control of healthcare associated infections (HAIs), updates on hospital antimicrobial stewardship activities, an update on Draft Guideline to Prevent Surgical Site Infections, infection control practice improvements, and environmental infection control. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate. Contact Person for More Information: Erin Stone, M.S., HICPAC, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, NCEZID, CDC, l600 Clifton Road NE., Mailstop A-07, Atlanta, Georgia 30333 Telephone (404) 639- 4045. Email: [email protected]. The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, has been delegated the authority to sign Federal Register notices pertaining to announcements of meetings and other committee management activities, for both CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Claudette Grant, Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 2015-14751 Filed 6-15-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163-18-P
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Leroy A. Richardson, both CDC and the Agency for Toxic guidance related to conformity
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Substances and Disease Registry. assessment programs and functions (e.g.
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the Claudette Grant, inspection, testing, certification, quality
Associate Director for Science, Office of the assurance, surveillance); (4) provides
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Acting Director, Management Analysis and
Services Office, Centers for Disease Control national leadership serving on national
Prevention. and international PPT consensus
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2015–14709 Filed 6–15–15; 8:45 am] standard setting committees; (5)
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develops and promulgates standards
and regulations; (6) produces and
disseminates scientific reports and
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND national guidance documents including
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES research, laboratory and field studies,
safety and health investigations,
Centers for Disease Control and
Centers for Disease Control and scientific criteria, and national
Prevention
Prevention guidance; (7) designs and implements
Healthcare Infection Control Practices information technology functions
Advisory Committee (HICPAC) Statement of Organization, Functions, including national or program
and Delegations of Authority databases, trusted sources for public
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of Part C (Centers for Disease Control information and social marketing; and
the Federal Advisory Committee Act and Prevention) of the Statement of (8) coordinates program support
(Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease Organization, Functions, and functions including budget, facilities,
Control and Prevention (CDC) announce Delegations of Authority of the growth initiatives, and communications,
the following meeting for the Department of Health and Human and scientific support functions such as
aforementioned committee: Services (45 FR 67772–76, dated Committee on Personal Protective
October 14, 1980, and corrected at 45 FR Equipment and Institute of Medicine
Times and Dates:
69296, October 20, 1980, as amended evaluations, special projects, non-
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., July 16, 2015 respiratory PPE conformity assessment,
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m., July 17, 2015 most recently at 80 FR 30076, dated
May 26, 2015) is amended to reflect the and federal and consensus standards
Place: CDC, 1600 Clifton Rd., Global across NIOSH.
Communications Center, Building 19, reorganization of the National Institute
Auditorium B, Atlanta, Georgia 30333. for Occupational Safety and Health, Research Branch (CCLE). (1) Conducts
Status: Open to the public, limited only by Centers for Disease Control and hypothesis testing-based PPT research
the space available. Please register for the Prevention. with an emphasis on respiratory
meeting at www.cdc.gov/hicpac. Section C–B, Organization and protection, protective clothing, and
Purpose: The Committee is charged with Functions, is hereby amended as ensemble research; (2) encourages and
providing advice and guidance to the conducts research related to innovative
follows:
Director, Division of Healthcare Quality technologies to improve the use and
Delete in its entirety the title and the
Promotion, the Director, National Center for
Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases mission and function statements for the usability of existing and new PPT
(NCEZID), the Director, CDC, and the National Personal Protective products; (3) conducts laboratory and
Secretary, Health and Human Services Technology Laboratory (CCL) and insert field research projects to measure
regarding (1) the practice of healthcare the following: performance, quality, reliability, and
infection prevention and control; (2) The National Personal Protective efficacy of the materials, components,
strategies for surveillance, prevention, and Technology (NPPTL) (CCL) prevents and sub-systems used in PPT as well as
control of infections, antimicrobial work-related injury, illness and death by complete equipment systems, especially
resistance, and related events in settings advancing the state of knowledge and for new or emerging hazards, and
where healthcare is provided; and (3) application of personal protective recommends criteria to improve the
periodic updating of CDC guidelines and
other policy statements regarding prevention
technologies (PPT) including selection, care, maintenance, and use of
of healthcare-associated infections and instrumentation, respiratory protective PPT; (4) investigates emerging hazards
healthcare-related conditions. devices (RPD), and a diversity of and personal exposures to identify
Matters for Discussion: The agenda will personal protective equipment (PPE) worker PPT needs and technology gaps;
include updates on CDC’s activities for used for the protection of American (5) conducts research to identify and
prevention and control of healthcare workers. To accomplish this mission, recommend effective integration
associated infections (HAIs), updates on NPPTL leads and coordinates the strategies and evidence-based test
hospital antimicrobial stewardship activities, National Institute for Occupational methods for PPT for use in PPT
an update on Draft Guideline to Prevent Safety and Health’s (NIOSH) programs, standards; (6) recommends
Surgical Site Infections, infection control
practice improvements, and environmental
projects, and policies related to PPT performance, quality, reliability, and
infection control. across the Institute. NPPTL: (1) efficacy criteria; (7) studies and
Agenda items are subject to change as Identifies the need for research, improves human/technology interfaces
priorities dictate. conducts and coordinates research to to better understand and mitigate
Contact Person for More Information: Erin support the development of new barriers to effective PPT selection, care,
Stone, M.S., HICPAC, Division of Healthcare technologies, performance, quality and maintenance, and use; (8) conducts
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Quality Promotion, NCEZID, CDC, l600 reliability standards, Federal laboratory and field-based research into
Clifton Road NE., Mailstop A–07, Atlanta, regulations, safety and health criteria, the biomechanical, physiological, and
Georgia 30333 Telephone (404) 639–4045. and Institute policy; (2) conducts a psychological stressors and worker
Email: hicpac@cdc.gov.
The Director, Management Analysis and
variety of laboratory and field responses to PPT; (9) conducts research,
Services Office, has been delegated the investigations relating to the developing interventions, and identifies
authority to sign Federal Register notices development and evaluation of innovative methods (e.g., new software
pertaining to announcements of meetings and innovative technologies; (3) directs, tools, information technology, social
other committee management activities, for implements, and provides national marketing, training methods, practices,
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