Primary Recipient

STATE HEALTH SERVICES, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF

Amount

$571,232.00

Award Date

11/06/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / Health Care Financing Admin. (was Medicare and Medicaid Serv.)

CDFA Number

93.720

CDFA Program Title

ARRA - Survey and Certification Ambulatory Surgical Center Healthcare-Associated Infection (ASC-HAI) Prevention Initiative

Description

Grant funds to support state survey agency inspection capability and improve the survey process for Medicare-participating Ambulatory Surgical Centers. This initiative will significantly expand the awareness of proper infection control technique among Amb