The district health departments advise on and monitor the implementation and compliance with hygiene regulations in shared facilities, such as residential care facilities (formerly nursing and care homes), hospitals, outpatient surgical centers, day clinics, doctors' offices, dental practices, and practices of other human medical professions where invasive procedures are performed. This also applies to preventative care and rehabilitation facilities that provide medical care comparable to that of hospitals (patient transport services, emergency medical services, alternative practitioners, podiatrists, as well as, for example, daycare centers, communal accommodations, tattoo, piercing, and permanent makeup studios).
Infection control monitoring serves the purpose of preventing communicable diseases in humans, detecting infections early, and preventing their further spread. Components include infection control monitoring of medical facilities and community facilities.
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Publisher
Hamburg
Last update or date of publication
Contact
The government service telephone number 115 – your point of contact for questions related to the federal, state and local.
Monday through Friday from 8:00 to 18:00 (and beyond these times in some regions).
Call 115 nowGovernment service telephone number calls are charged at local rates.
Documentation from the following areas:
- Hygiene plans,
- Employee training,
- Equipment maintenance,
- Nosocomial infections (hospital infections).
Further documents may be required. It is therefore recommended to contact the relevant authority in advance if necessary.
Preconditions
No prerequisites.
Hints
The activities of the public health department include, among other things, advising facilities, regular routine monitoring, inspections based on complaints or special questions, and reviewing building plans.
The focus of infection control monitoring by the public health department is on providing advice.
The inspections are carried out on a random basis; in very rare cases, reports from citizens regarding hygiene deficiencies are the reason for an inspection.
The advice provided by the health department includes the design of the hygiene plan, the use of suitable disinfectants, but also the safe handling of medical devices from an infection control point of view.
fee
- Advance payment
- no
Basis for legal action
Law on the prevention and control of infectious diseases in humans (Infection Protection Act - IfSG)
Section 36 Infection control in certain facilities, companies and persons; authorization to issue regulations
Law on the Public Health Service in Hamburg (Hamburg Health Service Act - HmbGDG) of July 18, 2001
§ 13 - Compliance with infection control measures
Hamburg Ordinance on Hygiene and Infection Prevention in Medical Facilities (HmbMedHygVO) of March 27, 2012
Legal Remedies
No legal remedy is provided for.
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Procedure
Public health departments conduct routine and ad hoc inspections.
Deadlines
There is no need to pay attention to the deadlines.
Processing time
Short term.