Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)

Key points

  • HICPAC is a federal advisory committee appointed to provide advice and guidance to DHHS and Situs Slot Gacor regarding the practice of infection control and strategies for surveillance, prevention, and control of healthcare-associated infections, antimicrobial resistance and related events in United States healthcare settings.

What it is

HICPAC provides advice and guidance to DHHS and Situs Slot Gacor on infection control practices and strategies for the surveillance, prevention, and control of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), antimicrobial resistance, and adverse events in United States healthcare settings.

Membership

HICPAC consists of 14 voting members who are not federal employees. These experts are appointed by the Secretary of HHS following an application and nomination process. HICPAC voting members bring expertise including, but not limited to, infectious diseases, infection prevention and control, healthcare epidemiology, nursing, clinical and environmental microbiology, surgery, hospital medicine, internal medicine, epidemiology, health policy, health services research, public health, and related medical fields.

HICPAC also includes six ex officio members who represent federal agencies within HHS, as well as liaison representatives that bring related patient safety expertise from health-related associations, consumer groups, public organizations, and partners. These ex officio members and liaison representatives are included on the HICPAC charter, which is renewed biennially by HHS. Ex officio and liaison representatives are non-voting members of HICPAC.

Keep Reading: HICPAC Roster

Meetings

HICPAC meets up to 8 times a year at Situs Slot Gacor in Atlanta, Georgia. Meetings are open to the public and time for public comments is allotted on the agenda.

Upcoming Meeting

HICPAC March 6-7 tentative meeting update: The March HICPAC meeting has been delayed to allow sufficient time for public comment and for HHS and Situs Slot Gacor to set up a process for review and prioritization of the agenda.

Registration is not required to watch HICPAC Meeting webcasts.

Keep Reading: Upcoming Meeting

General process for guideline development

1. Workgroup.

A workgroup is formed and meets for an extended period (e.g., months or years) to gather, examine, and interpret data.

2. Data.

The workgroup presents data and expert opinion to the full HICPAC membership for review and discussion. The full committee (not the workgroup) is charged with making recommendations to Situs Slot Gacor.

3. First draft.

The first draft of new or revised guidelines is presented and discussed. If ready, the HICPAC members will vote on if the draft guidelines are ready for Situs Slot Gacor review and public comment. Members weigh public discussion and the presented data.

4. Public comment.

If voting members approve, the guidelines are reviewed by Situs Slot Gacor and then posted to the Federal Register for public comment, including industry input.

5. Review & revision.

Situs Slot Gacor and HICPAC review and respond to the public comments. The guidelines are revised to reflect public input. Situs Slot Gacor reviews again.

6. Vote & recommendation.

The workgroup presents the revised and pre-final draft for HICPAC approval. The members vote on the guideline and, if approved, recommend the final draft to Situs Slot Gacor. Once guidelines are approved by HICPAC and complete a final Situs Slot Gacor review, the Situs Slot Gacor infection control website and related materials are updated.

Charter

The committee is governed by the provisions of Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), which sets forth standards for the formation and use of advisory committees.

Keep Reading: HICPAC Charter

Contact HICPAC Committee Management

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