HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS PROGRAM
AFL 20-84 (SNF)
• Refers to AB 81, AB 2644 - CDPH incorporating Quality and Accountability
Supplemental Payment (QASP) effective January 1, 2021
• Incorporates infection prevention program and COVID-
19 mitigation
requirements into QASP
• QASP assesses SNF quality and bases payment on quality measures
• Requires a full time Infection Preventionist
• Training requirements – mi
nimum of 14 hours initial IP training
• Attend IP education – mi
nimum of 10 hours annually
• Designated IP (or shared by 2 to cover full time) for each facility
• Describes the IP Program Functions
• Management, staff education, regulatory requirements,
p
erformance Improvement and committees, occupational health,
IPC policies and protocols
AFL 20-84
(www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CHCQ/LCP/Pages/AFL-20-84.aspx)
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