Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-6-317 - Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

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 carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infection or colonization to prevent transmission; and

b. If a case with carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii 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 carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infection or colonization to prevent transmission; and

b. If a case with carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii 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 carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infection or colonization is isolated as necessary to prevent transmission; and

b. An isolate or a specimen, as available, from each case with carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii 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 carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii; and

2. For each outbreak or suspected outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii, submit to the Department the information required under R9-6-206(E).

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Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-6-317

Renumbered from R9-6-714 and amended effective October 19, 1993 (Supp. 93-4). Former R9-6-317 renumbered to R9-6-323; new R9-6-317 made by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 3559, effective October 2, 2004 (Supp. 04-3). Former R9-6-317 renumbered to R9-6-319; new R9-6-317 renumbered from R9-6-315and amended by final rulemaking at 14 A.A.R. 1502, effective April 1, 2008 (Supp. 08-2). Amended and renumbered from R9-6-313 by final rulemaking at 23 A.A.R. 2606, effective 1/1/2018. Amended by final rulemaking at 31 A.A.R. 1318, effective 6/2/2025.