An Act To Establish a Method for Reporting Health Care-associated Infection Quality Data
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 2297
Committee: Health and Human Services pursuant to Joint Order, S
Amends: 24-A MRSA §69

Legislative Document 
No. 2297 
S.P.917 
April 4, 2008 
An Act To Establish a Method for Reporting Health Care-associated 
Infection Quality Data 
Reported by Senator BRANNIGAN of Cumberland for the Joint Standing Committee on 
Health and Human Services pursuant to Joint Order, S.P. 907. 
Printed on recycled paper 
JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 24-A MRSA §69S1, sub-§10 is enacted to read: 
10. Health care provider-specific data. The forum shall submit to the Legislature, 
by January 30th each year beginning in 2009, a health care provider-specific performance 
report. 
The report must be based on health care quality data, including health care-
associated infcction quality data, that is submitted by providers to the Maine Health Data 
Organization pursuant to Title 22, section 8708-A. The forum and the Maine Center for 
Disease Control and Prevention shall make the report available to the citizens of the State 
through a variety of means, including, but not limited to, the forum's publicly accessible 
website and the distribution of written reports and publications. 
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Sec. 2. 24-A MRSA §69S1, sub-§l1 is enacted to read: 
11. Infection prevention activities. The forum and the Maine Center for Disease 
Control and Prevention shall, by January 30th of each year beginning in 2009, report to 
the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human 
services matters on statewide collaborative efforts with health care infection control 
professionals in the State to control or prevent health care-associated infections. 
Sec. 3. Infection measure reporting. The Maine Quality Forum shall report to 
the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human 
services matters no later than January 30, 2009 with any recommendations from the 
Maine Quality Forum Advisory Council regarding additional health care-associated 
infection quality data to be collected from health care providers. 
SUMMARY 
This bill, submitted pursuant to Joint Order 2008, S.P. 907, requires the Maine 
Quality Forum to submit an annual report to the Legislature that includes health care-
associated infection quality data and to report to the joint standing committee of the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters by January 30, 
2009 with any recommendations for additional health care-associated infection quality 
data to be collected. It requires the Maine Quality Forum and the Department of Health 
and Human services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention to report to the 
joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human 
services matters on statewide collaborative efforts with health care infection control 
professionals in the State to control or prevent health care-associated infections and to 
make the information reported about the health care-associated infection quality data 
available to the citizens of the State through a variety of means, including, but not limited 
to, the Maine Quality Forum's publicly accessible website and the distribution of written 
reports and publications. 
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An Act To Establish a Method for Reporting Health Care-associated Infection Quality Data 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Original Bill 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - Other Funds 
Any additional costs to the Maine Quality Forum in the Dirigo Health Agency and to the Department of Health and 
Human Services can be absorbed utilizing existing budgeted resources. 
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