The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) collaborated on the development of a free on-line training course in infection prevention and control for nursing home staff in the long-term care setting. The training provides approximately 19 hours of continuing education credits as well as a certificate of completion.
The “Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course is located on CDC’s TRAIN website.
Effective November 28, 2019, the final Phase 3 requirement includes specialized training in infection prevention and control for the individual(s) responsible for the facility’s Infection Prevention and Control Program.
Specialized Infection Prevention and Control Training for Nursing Home Staff in the Long-Term Care Setting is Now Available
