Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-6-361 - Melioidosis

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Case control measures: A local health agency shall:

1. Upon receiving a report under R9-6-202 of a melioidosis 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;

1.2. Conduct an epidemiologic investigation of each reported melioidosis case or suspect case;

2.3. For each melioidosis case, submit to the Department, as specified in Table 2.4, the information required under R9-6-206(D); and

4. In consultation with the Department, ensure that an isolate or a specimen, as available, from each melioidosis case or suspect case is submitted to the Arizona State Laboratory.

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Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-6-361

Former Section R9-6-115, Paragraph (41), renumbered and amended as R9-6-754 effective January 28, 1987 (Supp. 87-1). Renumbered from R9-6-754 and amended effective October 19, 1993 (Supp. 93-4). Former Section R9-6-361 renumbered to R9-6-365; new Section R9-6-361 renumbered from R9-6-357 effective April 4, 1997 (Supp. 97-2). Former R9-6-361 renumbered to R9-6-369; new R9-6-361 renumbered from R9-6-353 and amended by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 3559, effective October 2, 2004 (Supp. 04-3). Former R9-6-361 renumbered to R9-6-366; new R9-6-361 renumbered from R9-6-356and 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. 2607, effective 1/1/2018. Amended by final expedited rulemaking at 29 A.A.R. 1890, effective 8/2/2023. Renumbered and amended from R9-6-356 by final rulemaking at 31 A.A.R. 1318, effective 6/2/2025.

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A. Case control measures:

1. In consultation with the Department or the applicable local health agency, a diagnosing health care provider or an administrator of a health care institution, either personally or through a representative, shall isolate and institute both airborne precautions and contact precautions for a novel coronavirus case or suspect case, including a case or suspect case of severe acute respiratory syndrome or Middle East respiratory syndrome, until evaluated and determined to be noninfectious by a physician, physician assistant, or registered nurse practitioner or otherwise advised by the Department or the applicable local health agency.

2. A local health agency shall:

a. Upon receiving a report under R9-6-202 of a novel coronavirus case or suspect case, notify the Department within 24 hours after receiving the report and provide to the Department the information contained in the report;

b. In consultation with the Department, ensure that isolation and both airborne precautions and contact precautions have been instituted for a novel coronavirus case or suspect case to prevent transmission, unless otherwise advised by the Department;

c. Conduct an epidemiologic investigation of each reported novel coronavirus case or suspect case, unless otherwise advised by the Department; and

d. For each novel coronavirus 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, in consultation with the Department, shall determine which novel coronavirus contacts will be quarantined or excluded, according to R9-6-303, to prevent transmission.

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Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-6-361