Regulations Governing Inspection and Implementation of Infection Control Measures in Medical Care Institutions Article 5

Medical care institutions shall establish mechanisms for the surveillance and management of suspected Healthcare-associated infections, clusters or outbreaks. Surveillance data shall be compiled by year and by month for bookkeeping and for submitting to the Committee. Information shall also be reported according to regulations established by the competent authorities.The afore-mentioned management mechanism shall include the standard operational procedures for handling outbreaks in the institution and operational regulations for unforeseen circumstances. Drills shall be held regularly.Upon occurrence of clusters or outbreaks, medical care institutions shall prepare investigation reports to submit to the Committee for filing. The report shall include improvement plans and medical care institutions need to carry out, follow-up activities until the end of the incident. When necessary, competent authorities may be requested for assistance.