http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/28/section/14Health Act 2006An Act to make provision for the prohibition of smoking in certain premises, places and vehicles and for amending the minimum age of persons to whom tobacco may be sold; to make provision in relation to the prevention and control of health care associated infections; to make provision in relation to the management and use of controlled drugs; to make provision in relation to the supervision of certain dealings with medicinal products and the running of pharmacy premises, and about orders under the Medicines Act 1968 and orders amending that Act under the Health Act 1999; to make further provision about the National Health Service in England and Wales and about the recovery of National Health Service costs; to make provision for the establishment and functions of the Appointments Commission; to make further provision about the exercise of social care training functions; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2023-03-01Expert Participation2023-02-07 Part 2 Prevention and Control of Health Care Associated InfectionsCode of practice relating to health care associated infections14After section 47 of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43) (referred to in this Act as “the 2003 Act”) insert—Code of practice relating to health care associated infections47A1The Secretary of State may issue a code of practice—aapplying to bodies within subsection (2), andbrelating to the prevention and control of health care associated infections in connection with health care provided by or for those bodies.2The bodies within this subsection are—aEnglish NHS bodies other than Strategic Health Authorities; andbcross-border SHAs.3The code may provide for provisions of the code to apply to—asuch description or descriptions of bodies within subsection (2) as may be specified in the code;bsuch body or bodies within that subsection as may be so specified.4The code may in particular—amake such provision as the Secretary of State considers appropriate for the purpose of safeguarding individuals (whether receiving health care or otherwise) from the risk, or any increased risk, of being exposed to health care associated infections or of being made susceptible, or more susceptible, to them;bcontain provisions imposing on bodies to which the provisions apply requirements in relation to health care provided for such bodies by other persons as well as in relation to health care provided by such bodies.5The code may—aoperate by reference to provisions of other documents specified in it (whether published by the Secretary of State or otherwise);bprovide for any reference in it to such a document to take effect as a reference to that document as revised from time to time;cmake different provision for different cases or circumstances.6Nothing in subsections (3) to (5) is to be read as prejudicing the generality of subsection (1).7The Secretary of State must keep the code under review and may from time to time—arevise the whole or any part of the code, andbissue a revised code.8In this section “health care associated infection” means any infection to which an individual may be exposed or made susceptible (or more susceptible) in circumstances where—ahealth care is being, or has been, provided to that or any other individual, andbthe risk of exposure to the infection, or of susceptibility (or increased susceptibility) to it, is directly or indirectly attributable to the provision of the health care.9But subsection (8) does not include an infection to which the individual is deliberately exposed as part of any health care.10Any reference in this Part to a code of practice issued under this section includes a revised code issued under it.Consultation <Abbreviation Expansion="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</Abbreviation>47B1Where the Secretary of State proposes to issue a code of practice under section 47A, he must—aprepare a draft of the code, andbconsult such persons as he considers appropriate about the draft.2Where the Secretary of State proposes to issue a revised code under section 47A which in his opinion would result in a substantial change in the code, he must—aprepare a draft of the revised code, andbconsult such persons as he considers appropriate about the change.3Where, following consultation under subsection (1) or (2), the Secretary of State issues the code or revised code (whether in the form of the draft or with such modifications as he thinks fit), it comes into force at the time when it is issued by the Secretary of State.4Where—aany document by reference to whose provisions the code operates as mentioned in section 47A(5)(a) and (b) is a document published by the Secretary of State in connection with his functions relating to health,bthe Secretary of State proposes to revise the document, andcin the opinion of the Secretary of State, the revision would result in a substantial change in the code,the Secretary of State must, before revising the document, consult such persons as he considers appropriate about the change.5Where—aany document by reference to whose provisions the code operates as mentioned in section 47A(5)(a) and (b) is not one to which subsection (4)(a) above applies,bthe document is revised, andcin the opinion of the Secretary of State, the revision results in a substantial change in the code,the Secretary of State must consult such persons as he considers appropriate about whether the code should be revised in connection with the change.6Consultation undertaken by the Secretary of State before the commencement of this section is as effective for the purposes of this section as consultation undertaken after that time.Effect of code under section 47A47C1Where any provisions of a code of practice issued under section 47A apply to an NHS body, the body must observe those provisions in discharging its duty under section 45.2A failure to observe any provision of a code of practice issued under section 47A does not of itself make a person liable to any criminal or civil proceedings.3A code of practice issued under section 47A is admissible in evidence in any criminal or civil proceedings.S. 14 in force at 1.10.2006 by S.I. 2006/2603, art. 2
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