FEDERAL AND STATE LAW REQUIRES ALL FIRST RESPONDER AGENCIES APPOINT A DICO TO MANAGE AND COORDINATE THE RESPONSE TO OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYEE EXPOSURES TO INFECTIOUS SUBSTANCES. THIS COURSE PROVIDES A BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF INFECTION CONTROL, INFECTIOUS MATERIALS/DISEASES, FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS PERTAINING TO INFECTION CONTROL. THE COURSE FURTHER PROVIDES AN UNDERSTANDING OF ORGANIZATIONAL OBLIGATIONS RELATED TO MANDATORY NOTIFICATION(S), IMMUNIZATIONS, REQUIRED ACTIONS, AND DOCUMENTATION. THE COURSE OFFERS PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF A DESIGNATED INFECTION CONTROL OFFICER.