Section 250.290  Safety Alert Notifications

a)         Each hospital shall subscribe to the free e-mail notification services of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

1)         FDA:  MedWatch E-List , which can be accessed at www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/default.htm; and

2)         CDC:  Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA), which can be accessed at http://emergency.cdc.gov/coca/.   COCA updates and clinical reminders may be requested by sending an email to coca@cdc.gov.

b)         Actions in response to these notifications shall be taken promptly.

(Source:  Amended at 39 Ill. Reg. 13041, effective September 3, 2015)