483.80 - Infection Control
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The facility must establish and maintain an infection prevention and control program designed to provide a safe, sanitary, and comfortable environment and to help prevent the development and transmission of communicable diseases and infections.
Source: CMS State Operations Manual, Appendix PP | 42 CFR § 483.80