Clostridium Difficile (C-Diff) Resources & Information

 

New C-Diff Reporting Requirements

Effective July 1, 2023 Per Chapter 270, Section 2. E., 2. G., and 2. H. E, the Clostridium Difficile (C-Diff) reporting requirements are:

Each nursing facility shall make a quarterly submission to the MHDO of data, separated by month, for Clostridium difficile facility-wide residents in accordance with NHSN specifications beginning July 1, 2020.

Each health care facility shall authorize Maine CDC to have access to the NHSN for facility specific reports of data submitted for any healthcare associated infection measure under a state or federal mandate and shall authorize Maine CDC to use this data for data validation, public health surveillance and performance improvement purposes.

Each health care facility shall also authorize the MHDO to have access to the NHSN for facility-specific reports of data submitted for any healthcare associated infection measure under a state or federal mandate, for the purpose of public reporting.
 

The filing periods and deadlines are as follows:
Collection 
Quarter		 Months Submission Date
(no later than)
1st Quarter January, February, March August 15th
2nd Quarter April, May, June November 15th
3rd Quarter July, August, September February 15th
4th Quarter October, November, December May 15th






 





Provider Resources:

Webinar:  Is your nursing home in compliance with c-diff reporting which began on July 1st? Webinar:  New CDiff Reporting Requirements for NHs beginning July 1, 2023 (April 5, 2023) Other resources:

Staff Contact:
Maureen Carland
Director of Quality Improvement &
Regulatory Affairs


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