Section 239-A. Infection control guidelines  


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  • The commissioner shall develop
      evidence-based guidelines that identify key infection control  practices
      in inpatient and outpatient medical care settings. Such guidelines shall
      specifically cover safe injection practices. On or before January first,
      two  thousand  nine,  and  every  year  thereafter,  the department will
      distribute these guidelines to  physicians,  specialist  assistants  and
      physician  assistants.  Such  guidelines  shall  also  be  made publicly
      available.