State Airborne Infection Control [AIC] Committee: Terms of Reference [ToR]

The state Airborne Infection Control (AIC) committee meetings should be organized on a quarterly basis with the following functions: 

1. Ensure adoption and integration of the national guidelines on AIC in the facility infection control plans of various facilities in the state
2. Disseminate national guidelines on airborne infection control in health care and other settings in the state
3. Review the status of training of the Sub-Committee on Biomedical Waste Management/ Infection Control (under the District Health Society) (SC-BMW/ IC) members, facility administrators and health care providers in AIC modules 
4. Formulate strategies to ensure that all the SC-BMW/ IC members, facility administrators and health care providers are trained in these modules
5. Coordinate with other relevant agencies, patient safety initiatives, and seek the inclusion of AIC measures in universal precautions 
6. Conduct facility risk-assessment and develop technical recommendations for administrative, engineering and architectural measures to reduce the risk of transmission of respiratory infections, and advocate for inclusion into state regulations for health care facilities 
7. Develop and disseminate tools for health care facilities to assess risk, identify simple solutions, and monitor the effectiveness of interventions to reduce the risk of airborne disease transmission 
8. Assist the Directorate of Health Services (DHS) and National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP) in legal matters pertaining to infection control

Resources

• Guidelines for Programmatic Management of Drug-resistant TB in India, 2021.
• NTEP Guidelines on Airborne Infection Control in Healthcare and Other Settings.

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