Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-6-347 - Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome

A. Case control measures: A local health agency shall:

1. Exclude a hemolytic uremic syndrome case or suspect case from working as a food handler, caring for patients or residents in a health care institution, or caring for children in or attending a child care establishment until:

a. Two successive cultures negative for enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli and Shigella spp. are obtained from stool specimens collected from the case at least 24 hours apart and at least 48 hours after discontinuing antibiotics, or

b. Diarrhea has resolved;

1. Upon receiving a report under R9-6-202 of a hemolytic uremic syndrome case or suspect case, notify the Department within one working day after receiving the report and provide to the Department the information contained in the report;

2. Conduct an epidemiologic investigation of each reported hemolytic uremic syndrome case or suspect case; and

3. For each hemolytic uremic syndrome case, submit to the Department, as specified in Table 2.4, the information required under R9-6-206(D).

B. Contact control measures: A local health agency shall exclude a hemolytic uremic syndrome contact with diarrhea of unknown cause from working as a food handler until diarrhea has resolved.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-6-347

Renumbered from R9-6-740 and amended effective October 19, 1993 (Supp. 93-4). Former Section R9-6-347 renumbered to R9-6-350; new Section R9-6-347 renumbered from R9-6-344 effective April 4, 1997 (Supp. 97-2). Former R9-6-347 renumbered to R9-6-355; new R9-6-347 renumbered from R9-6-339 and amended by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 3559, effective October 2, 2004 (Supp. 04-3). Former R9-6-347 renumbered to R9-6-350; new R9-6-347 renumbered from R9-6-344and amended by final rulemaking at 14 A.A.R. 1502, effective April 1, 2008 (Supp. 08-2). Amended and renumbered from R9-6-341 by final rulemaking at 23 A.A.R. 2606, effective 1/1/2018. Renumbered and amended from R9-6-342 by final rulemaking at 31 A.A.R. 1318, effective 6/2/2025.