Part 1

The Care Quality Commission
Chapter 2

Registration in respect of provision of health or social care

Regulation, code of practice and guidance

Code of practice relating to health care associated infections
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1
The Secretary of State may issue a code of practice about compliance with any requirements of regulations under section 20 which relate to the prevention or control of health care associated infections.
2
The code may—
a
operate by reference to provisions of other documents specified in it (whether published by the Secretary of State or otherwise);
b
provide for any reference in it to such a document to take effect as a reference to that document as revised from time to time;
c
make different provision for different cases or circumstances.
3
The Secretary of State must keep the code under review and may from time to time—
a
revise the whole or any part of the code, and
b
issue a revised code.