How does the government protect patients. How should the government protect people to prevent cases like this.

In a type of scandal more often associated with Third World countries, a Las Vegas clinic was found to be reusing syringes and vials of medication for nearly four years. The shoddy practices may have led to an outbreak of the potentially fatal hepatitis C virus and exposed patients to HIV, too.How does the government protect patients. How should the government protect people to prevent cases like this.
One of the reasons why Bush wants to eliminate those ';frivilous'; lawsuits is to let the quacks keep practicing medicine and end all government protection!