Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-6-319 - Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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 Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection or colonization to prevent transmission; and

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

b. If a case with carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa 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 Pseudomonas aeruginosa 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 Pseudomonas aeruginosa 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 Pseudomonas aeruginosa; and

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

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-6-319

Renumbered from R9-6-715 and amended effective October 19, 1993 (Supp. 93-4). Former R9-6-319 renumbered to R9-6-326; new R9-6-319 made by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 3559, effective October 2, 2004 (Supp. 04-3). Former R9-6-319 renumbered to R9-6-321; new R9-6-319 renumbered from R9-6-317and amended by final rulemaking at 14 A.A.R. 1502, effective April 1, 2008 (Supp. 08-2). Amended and renumbered from R9-6-314 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.