Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-6-370 - Novel Influenza Virus
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 influenza virus case or suspect case, 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 influenza virus
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 hospitalized novel influenza virus case
or suspect case to prevent transmission, unless otherwise advised by the
Department;
c. Conduct an
epidemiologic investigation of each reported novel influenza virus case or
suspect case, unless otherwise advised by the Department; and
d. For each novel influenza virus 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
influenza virus contacts will be quarantined or excluded, according to
R9-6-303, to prevent transmission.
Notes
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Outbreak control measures:
1. A local health agency shall:
a. Conduct an epidemiologic investigation of each reported outbreak of respiratory disease in a health care institution or correctional facility; and
b. For each outbreak of respiratory disease in a health care institution or correctional facility, submit to the Department the information required under R9-6-206(E).
2. When an outbreak of respiratory disease occurs in a health care institution or correctional facility, the administrator of the health care institution or correctional facility, either personally or through a representative, shall comply with the control measures recommended by a local health agency.