The following resources provide guidance for your organization to be ready for the new Joint Commission standards for infection control, effective July 1, 2024. Please check this page frequently as resources will be updated and added in the future. If you have questions related to the resources or the new Joint Commission standards, please reach out to us here or email us at info@netec.org.

Check out our webinar recording and slides "Introduction to the 2024 Joint Commission Standards for Infection Control" from March 15th.

Read the New and Revised Requirements for the Infection Prevention and Control (IC) for Critical Access Hospitals and Hospitals on The Joint Commission website. You can read more information on the on the following pages:

• The Joint Commission: R3 Report Issue 41: New and Revised Requirements for Infection Prevention and Control for Critical Access Hospitals and Hospitals | The Joint Commission
• The Joint Commission: Infection Prevention and Control Hierarchy | The Joint Commission
• The EPA: Selected EPA-Registered Disinfectants | US EPA
• Association for the Health Care Environment of the American Hospital Association: ANALYSIS AND NEXT STEPS The Joint Commission: New and Revised Requirements for the Infection Prevention and Control (IC) Chapter

Standard FAQs

• High-consequence Infectious Diseases or Special Pathogens - Understanding The Requirements (IC.07.01.01) | Critical Access Hospital | Infection Prevention and Control IC - View More on Critical Access FAQs
• High-consequence Infectious Diseases or Special Pathogens - Understanding The Requirements (IC.07.01.01) | Hospital and Hospital Clinics | Infection Prevention and Control IC - View More on Hospital and Hospital Clinics FAQs

Jump to resources on the following topics:

• Disinfection
• Donning and Doffing
• Identify
• Isolate
• Inform
• Identify, Isolate, and Inform
• Waste

Disinfection

Donning and Doffing

Identify

Isolate

Inform

Identify, Isolate, Inform

Waste