Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-6-318 - Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales

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 enterobacterales infection or colonization to prevent transmission; and
b. If a case with carbapenem-resistant enterobacterales 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 enterobacterales infection or colonization to prevent transmission; and
b. If a case with carbapenem-resistant enterobacterales 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 enterobacterales 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 enterobacterales 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 enterobacterales; and
2. For each outbreak or suspected outbreak of carbapenem-resistant enterobacterales, submit to the Department the information required under R9-6-206(E).

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-6-318
Adopted effective October 19, 1993 (Supp. 93-4). Former R9-6-318 renumbered to R9-6-324; new R9-6-318 renumbered from R9-6-314 and amended by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 3559, effective October 2, 2004 (Supp. 04-3). Former R9-6-318 renumbered to R9-6-320; new R9-6-318 renumbered from R9-6-316and 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. 2606, effective 1/1/2018. Renumbered and amended from R9-6-315 by final rulemaking at 31 A.A.R. 1318, effective 6/2/2025.

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