Home Care Infection Prevention and Control RESOURCES

Home Care Infection Prevention and Control RESOURCES

Select evidence-based infection prevention and control guidelines and publications impacting home-based care (i.e., home health, hospice and palliative care, private duty [skilled and unskilled], and home infusion therapy) include, but are not limited to, the items listed below.

Note. References are listed in reverse chronological order (most recent publication or revision date first) rather than alphabetically. Guidelines that CDC has updated since first publication are dated by their most recent revision, with the original publication year noted at the end of the entry.

Publications authored by Mary McGoldrick are not included on this list and are located at https://homecareandhospice.com/mary-mcgoldrick-publications/

  1. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. (July 15, 2026). State operations manual, Appendix B: Guidance to surveyors: Home health agencies [Advance copy of revised sections, QSO-26-13-HHA]. https://www.cms.gov/files/document/qso-26-13-hha-original-release-2026-07-15.pdf
  2. Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology. (June 15, 2026). Adapting essential infection prevention practices for home healthcare settings: Recommendations for home healthcare organizations and policymakers. https://apic.org/private-resource/adapting-essential-infection-prevention-practices-for-home-healthcare-settings?open-resource=287
  3. Joint Commission. (2026). Comprehensive accreditation manual for home care (Effective January 1, 2026). Joint Commission Resources. https://store.jcrinc.com/2026-comprehensive-accreditation-manual-for-home-care-camhc-/cahc26
  4. McGoldrick, M. (2026). Home care infection prevention and control program® (20th ed.). Home Health Systems. https://homecareandhospice.com/product/home-care-infection-prevention-and-control-program/
  5. World Health Organization & United Nations Children’s Fund. (October 15, 2025). Guidelines on hand hygiene in community settings. World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240116559
  6. Accreditation Commission for Health Care. (2025). ACHC accreditation standards [Home health, hospice, home infusion therapy, private duty, and palliative care programs]. https://www.achc.org
  7. Bloodborne Pathogens, 29 C.F.R. § 1910.1030 (2025). https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-1910.1030
  8. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). Infection control in healthcare personnel: Epidemiology and control of selected infections transmitted among healthcare personnel and patients. https://www.cdc.gov/infection-control/hcp/healthcare-personnel-epidemiology-control/index.html
  9. Community Health Accreditation Partner. (2025). CHAP standards of excellence [Home health, hospice, home care, palliative care, and home infusion therapy]. https://chapinc.org
  10. Condition of Participation: Infection Control, 42 C.F.R. § 418.60 (2025). https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-42/section-418.60
  11. Condition of Participation: Infection Prevention and Control, 42 C.F.R. § 484.70 (2025). https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-42/section-484.70
  12. Respiratory Protection, 29 C.F.R. § 1910.134 (2025). https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-1910.134
  13. Special Payment Rules for Items Furnished by DMEPOS Suppliers and Issuance of DMEPOS Supplier Billing Privileges, 42 C.F.R. § 424.57 (2025). https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-42/section-424.57
  14. Storer, A., Cali, S., Denson, K., Kulik, L., McCord, J., & Paoline, D. (2025). Clean versus sterile: Management of chronic wounds. Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing, 52(2), 101–103. https://doi.org/10.1097/WON.0000000000001159
  15. Siegel, J. D., Rhinehart, E., Jackson, M., Chiarello, L., & Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee. (September 2024). 2007 guideline for isolation precautions: Preventing transmission of infectious agents in healthcare settings. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/infection-control/hcp/isolation-precautions/index.html (Original work published 2007)
  16. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. (June 7, 2024). State operations manual, Appendix M: Guidance to surveyors: Hospice (Rev. 222). https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/Manuals/downloads/som107ap_m_hospice.pdf
  17. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (May 16, 2024). Infection control guidance: Candida auris. https://www.cdc.gov/candida-auris/hcp/infection-control/index.html
  18. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. (April 12, 2024). State operations manual, Appendix B: Guidance to surveyors: Home health agencies (Rev. 219). https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/Manuals/Downloads/som107ap_b_hha.pdf
  19. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2024). Infection control guidance: SARS-CoV-2. https://www.cdc.gov/covid/hcp/infection-control/index.html
  20. Nickel, B., Gorski, L., Kleidon, T., Kyes, A., DeVries, M., Keogh, S., Meyer, B., Sarver, M. J., Crickman, R., Ong, J., Clare, S., & Hagle, M. E. (2024). Infusion therapy standards of practice, 9th edition. Journal of Infusion Nursing, 47(1S Suppl 1), S1–S285. https://doi.org/10.1097/NAN.0000000000000532
  21. McGoldrick, M. (September 25, 2023). Home care (Chapter 57). In APIC text. Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology. https://text.apic.org/toc/infection-prevention-for-practice-settings-and-service-specific-patient-care-areas/home-care
  22. Patel, P. K., Advani, S. D., Kofman, A. D., Lo, E., Maragakis, L. L., Pegues, D. A., Pettis, A. M., Saint, S., Trautner, B., Yokoe, D. S., & Meddings, J. (2023). Strategies to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 update. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 44(8), 1209–1231. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2023.137
  23. Glowicz, J. B., Landon, E., Sickbert-Bennett, E. E., Aiello, A. E., deKay, K., Hoffmann, K. K., Maragakis, L., Olmsted, R. N., Polgreen, P. M., Trexler, P. A., VanAmringe, M. A., Wood, A. R., Yokoe, D., & Ellingson, K. D. (2023). SHEA/IDSA/APIC practice recommendation: Strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections through hand hygiene: 2022 update. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 44(3), 355–376. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2022.304
  24. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022). CDC’s core infection prevention and control practices for safe healthcare delivery in all settings. https://www.cdc.gov/infection-control/hcp/core-practices/index.html
  25. Buetti, N., Marschall, J., Drees, M., Fakih, M. G., Hadaway, L., Maragakis, L. L., Monsees, E., Novosad, S., O’Grady, N. P., Rupp, M. E., Wolf, J., Yokoe, D., & Mermel, L. A. (2022). Strategies to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 update. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 43(5), 553–569. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2022.87
  26. Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology. (2021). Strategies to mitigate cross contamination of noncritical medical devices [Issue brief]. https://apic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IssueBrief_NonCritical_Medical_Devices_Final.pdf
  27. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. (April 16, 2021). State operations manual, Appendix Z: Emergency preparedness for all provider and certified supplier types: Interpretive guidance. https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/Manuals/Downloads/som107ap_z_emergprep.pdf
  28. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (October 2019). Infection control in healthcare personnel: Infrastructure and routine practices for occupational infection prevention and control services. https://www.cdc.gov/infection-control/hcp/healthcare-personnel-infrastructure-routine-practices/index.html
  29. Sehulster, L., Chinn, R. Y. W., & Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee. (July 2019). Guidelines for environmental infection control in health-care facilities. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/infection-control/hcp/environmental-control/index.html (Original work published 2003)
  30. Gould, C. V., Umscheid, C. A., Agarwal, R. K., Kuntz, G., Pegues, D. A., & Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee. (June 6, 2019). Guideline for prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections, 2009. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/infection-control/hcp/cauti/index.html (Original work published 2009)
  31. Sosa, L. E., Njie, G. J., Lobato, M. N., Bamrah Morris, S., Buchta, W., Casey, M. L., Goswami, N. D., Gruden, M., Hurst, B. J., Khan, A. R., Kuhar, D. T., Lewinsohn, D. M., Mathew, T. A., Mazurek, G. H., Reves, R., Paulos, L., Thanassi, W., Will, L., & Belknap, R. (2019). Tuberculosis screening, testing, and treatment of U.S. health care personnel: Recommendations from the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association and CDC, 2019. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 68(19), 439–443. https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6819a3
  32. Rutala, W. A., Weber, D. J., & Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee. (May 2019). Guideline for disinfection and sterilization in healthcare facilities, 2008. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/infection-control/hcp/disinfection-sterilization/index.html (Original work published 2008)
  33. O’Grady, N. P., Alexander, M., Burns, L. A., Dellinger, E. P., Garland, J., Heard, S. O., Lipsett, P. A., Masur, H., Mermel, L. A., Pearson, M. L., Raad, I. I., Randolph, A. G., Rupp, M. E., Saint, S., & Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee. (October 2017). Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections, 2011. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/infection-control/hcp/intravascular-catheter-related-infections/index.html (Original work published 2011)
  34. Siegel, J. D., Rhinehart, E., Jackson, M., Chiarello, L., & Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee. (February 15, 2017). Management of multidrug-resistant organisms in healthcare settings, 2006. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/infection-control/hcp/mdro-management/index.html (Original work published 2006)
  35. World Health Organization. (2012). Hand hygiene in outpatient and home-based care and long-term care facilities: A guide to the application of the WHO multimodal hand hygiene improvement strategy and the “My Five Moments for Hand Hygiene” approach. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789241503372
  36. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (November 25, 2011). Immunization of health-care personnel: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). MMWR Recommendations and Reports, 60(RR-7), 1–45. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/rr/rr6007.pdf
  37. World Health Organization. (2009). WHO guidelines on hand hygiene in health care: First global patient safety challenge. Clean care is safer care. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789241597906
  38. Embry, F., & Chinnes, L. (February 2008). APIC-HICPAC surveillance definitions for home health care and home hospice infections. Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology. https://www.apic.org/Resource_/TinyMceFileManager/Practice_Guidance/HH-Surv-Def.pdf
  39. Jensen, P. A., Lambert, L. A., Iademarco, M. F., & Ridzon, R. (2005). Guidelines for preventing the transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in health-care settings, 2005. MMWR Recommendations and Reports, 54(RR-17), 1–141. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5417a1.htm
  40. Boyce, J. M., & Pittet, D. (2002). Guideline for hand hygiene in health-care settings: Recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee and the HICPAC/SHEA/APIC/IDSA Hand Hygiene Task Force. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 23(S12), S3–S40. https://doi.org/10.1086/503164
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