Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-6-383 - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

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 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) 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 SARS 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 SARS case or suspect case to prevent transmission, unless otherwise advised by the Department;

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

d. For each SARS 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 SARS contacts will be quarantined or excluded, according to R9-6-303, to prevent transmission.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-6-383

Section renumbered from R9-6-373 and amended by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 3559, effective October 2, 2004 (Supp. 04-3). Former R9-6-383 renumbered to R9-6-389; new R9-6-383 renumbered from R9-6-376and amended by final rulemaking at 14 A.A.R. 1502, effective April 1, 2008 (Supp. 08-2). Amended and renumbered from R9-6-377 by final rulemaking at 23 A.A.R. 2608, effective 1/1/2018. Amended by final rulemaking at 31 A.A.R. 1319, effective 6/2/2025.