Chương IV: Thông tư 18/2009/TT-BYT Trách nhiệm thực hiện

Chapter IV 

RESPONSIBILITIES FOR IMPLEMENTATION

Article 22. Responsibilities of Directors (Heads) of health facilities.

1. Directing and organizing the execution of the circular on guidelines for implementation of infection control in health facilities; Developing and issuing specific regulations on professional techniques on infection control appropriate to situation of particular facilities in accordance with guidelines in this Circular.

2. Allocating annual budgets sufficient for expenses on infection control.

3. Ensuring adequate human resource, equipments and devices, chemicals, materials for professional practice, infection control, waste management and sanitation to ensure green, clean and nice health facilities.

4. Directing in training, scientific research, inspections and surveillance on the implementation of infection control.

5. Ensuring safety and prevention of communicable disease transmission for health workers and patients, especially in epidemic situations.

6. Launching emulation campaigns and implementing rewarding and disciplinary actions on infection control.

Article 23: Responsibilities of infection control councils

1. Giving counsel to Directors (Heads) of health facilities on infection control.

2. Taking into consideration proposals by infection control units (teams) and members of infection control councils for providing counsel to Directors (Heads) of health facilities on plans and amendments to regulations, procedures and matters related to infection control.

3. Giving comments and making proposals related to infection control if required by Directors (Heads) of health facilities.

Article 24. Responsibilities of functional departments

Nursing departments, general planning departments, and related departments coordinate with infection control units (teams) in developing infection control regulations and procedures and conducting inspections and surveillance related to infection control.

Article 25. Responsibilities of heads of departments in health facilities

1. Organizing the execution of infection control regulations and procedures.

2. Arranging for giving guidance to patients, patients’ family members, visitors on execution of infection control regulations for patients, patients’ family members, and visitors.

3. Coordinating with infection control units (teams) in training, surveillance and assessment on infection control activities in departments.

4. Detecting and reporting in a timely manner acquired infection cases in departments to infection control units (teams) and Directors (heads) of health facilities. Coordinating with infection control units (teams) in conducting surveillance and confirming cases of epidemics, nosocomial infections, and drug resistant bacteria in departments.

Article 26. Responsibilities of head nurses

1. Inspecting and reminding medical doctors, health workers, patients, patients’ family members, learners, students, learning health workers of observing infection control regulations and procedures in health care and treatment.

2. Giving guidance and inspecting the implementation of hand wash procedures by medical doctors, health workers, patients, patient’s family members and visitors.

3. Managing, giving guidance on, and supervising the use of personal protection equipments to ensure proper use for the right purpose and the right persons to achieve the highest efficacy of infection control.

4. Delegating nursing staff or midwives to participate in the infection control network.

Article 27. Responsibilities of microbiology departments (laboratories)

1. Coordinating with infection control units (teams) in investigation and surveillance on acquired infections and environmental sanitation.

2. Reporting in a timely manner to infection control units (teams) and clinical departments on microorganism culture results and drug resistance of disease-causing bacteria in compliance with regulations.

Article 28. Responsibilities of pharmacy departments

1. Providing information on disinfecting chemicals, antibiotics, and the safe and appropriate use of antibiotics in health facilities to infection control units (teams).

2. Coordinating with infection control units (teams) in making proposals for procurement, supply and use of chemicals and consumable materials to meet the need of infection control.

Article 29. Responsibilities of medical doctors, health workers, teachers, pupils, and student trainees in health facilities

1. Participating in training courses on knowledge of infection control.

2. Properly following infection control regulations and procedures.

Article 30. Responsibilities of patients, patients’ family members and visitors

1. Strictly complying with regulations on visiting hours and isolation measures in accordance with regulations and guidelines of health facilities.

2. Executing regulations on individual hygiene and hospital sanitation, and waste classification/segregation, and other regulations of health facilities.

3. For patients contracting and people suspected of contracting epidemic-causing communicable diseases group A and some other diseases group B decided by the Ministry of Health, observing procedures on treatment, isolation, moving and leaving hospitals in accordance with regulations of health facilities.