Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-6-305 - Control Measures for Multi-drug-resistant Organisms

Case control measures:

1. A diagnosing health care provider or an administrator of a health care institution transferring a case with active infection or colonization of a bacterial or fungal disease, for which the agent is known to be a multi-drug-resistant organism, to another health care provider or health care institution or to a correctional facility shall, either personally or through a representative, ensure that the receiving health care provider, health care institution, or correctional facility is informed that the case is infected or colonized with a multi-drug-resistant organism and the type of isolation precautions being used for the case.

2. An administrator of the correctional facility transferring a case with active infection or colonization of a bacterial disease or fungal, for which the agent is known to be a multi-drug-resistant organism, to another correctional facility or to a health care institution shall, either personally or through a representative, ensure that the receiving correctional facility or health care institution is informed that the case is infected or colonized with a multi-drug-resistant organism and the type of isolation precautions being used for the case.

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Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-6-305

Renumbered from R9-6-705 and amended effective October 19, 1993 (Supp. 93-4). Former R9-6-305 renumbered to R9-6-308; new R9-6-305 renumbered from R9-6-303 and amended by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 3559, effective October 2, 2004 (Supp. 04-3). Former R9-6-305 renumbered to R9-6-306; new R9-6-305 renumbered from R9-6-304and amended by final rulemaking at 14 A.A.R. 1502, effective April 1, 2008 (Supp. 08-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 23 A.A.R. 2605, effective 1/1/2018. Amended by final expedited rulemaking at 29 A.A.R. 1890, effective 8/2/2023.