Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-6-316 - Candida auris
A. Case control
measures:
1. A diagnosing health care provider
or an administrator of a health care institution, either personally or through
a representative, shall:
a. Institute
isolation precautions as necessary for a case with Candida
auris infection or colonization to prevent transmission; and
b. If a case with Candida
auris infection or colonization is being transferred to another health
care provider or health care institution or to a correctional facility, comply
with R9-6-305.
2. An administrator of a correctional
facility, either personally or through a representative, shall:
a. Institute isolation precautions as
necessary for a case with Candida auris infection or
colonization to prevent transmission; and
b. If a case with Candida
auris infection or colonization is being transferred to another
correctional facility or to a health care institution, comply with
R9-6-305.
3. A local
health agency, in consultation with the Department, shall ensure that:
a. A case with Candida auris
infection or colonization is isolated as necessary to prevent transmission;
and
b. An isolate or a specimen, as
available, from each case with Candida auris infection or
colonization is submitted to the Arizona State
Laboratory.
B.
Outbreak control measures: A local health agency shall:
1. Conduct an epidemiologic investigation for
each outbreak or suspected outbreak of Candida auris;
and
2. For each outbreak or
suspected outbreak of Candida auris, submit to the Department
the information required under R9-6-206(E).
Notes
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Case control measures: A local health agency shall:
1. Conduct an epidemiologic investigation of each reported Chagas infection or disease case or suspect case; and
2. For each Chagas infection or disease case:
a. Submit to the Department, as specified in Table 2.4, the information required under R9-6-206(D); and
b. Provide to the Chagas infection or disease case or ensure that another person provides to the Chagas infection or disease case health education that includes:
i. The treatment options for Chagas infection or disease,
ii. Where the Chagas infection or disease case may receive treatment for Chagas infection or disease, and
iii. For women of childbearing age, the risks of transmission of Chagas infection or disease to a fetus.