Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officials on March 31 disbanded the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC).
Members of the federal advisory committee worked with the CDC for more than 30 years to provide federal guidance on the prevention and control of health care–associated infections and the spread of antimicrobial resistance. Hospitals, long-term care facilities, and accrediting bodies implemented HICPAC guidance.
The decision was made in compliance with President Trump’s executive order Commencing the Reduction of The Federal Bureaucracy, which included a directive to the Health and Human Services Secretary to reduce the size of the agency, including by reducing or consolidating advisory committees not mandated by statute.
Contact Director of Policy Rob Nelb, MPH, at rnelb@essentialhospitals.org or 202.585.0127 with questions.
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