Health facility training and protocols: sepsis prevention.

Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of health facilities, including general acute care hospitals, by the State Department of Public Health. Existing law requires the department to appoint a Healthcare Associated Infection Advisory Committee to make recommendations related to methods of reporting cases of hospital-acquired infections in general acute care hospitals and on the use of national guidelines and the public reporting process measures for preventing the spread of hospital-acquired infections. This bill would require the department to establish a Sepsis Advisory Committee, to meet at the department's discretion, comprised of persons with expertise in the surveillance, prevention, and treatment of, or training related to, sepsis, including representatives from relevant state departments and health care provider groups. The bill would require the committee to collect and provide to the department the most relevant research, studies, and best practices for the prevention and treatment of sepsis, including any relevant reporting on sepsis morbidity and mortality, and recommend best practices for evidence-based sepsis prevention, training, and treatment guidelines for licensed health care facilities and health care professionals. The bill would also require the department to establish and maintain a public web-based clearinghouse for information related to sepsis prevention, treatment, and training, as specified.