A. Case
control measures:
1. An administrator of a
school or child care establishment, either personally or through a
representative, may exclude a scabies case from the school or child care
establishment until treatment for scabies is completed.
2. An administrator of a health care
institution or shelter, either personally or through a representative, shall
exclude a scabies case from participating in the direct care of a patient or
resident until treatment for scabies is completed.
3. An administrator of a shelter, either
personally or through a representative, shall ensure that a scabies case
receives treatment for scabies and that the case's clothing and personal
articles are disinfested.
4. An
administrator of a correctional facility, either personally or through a
representative, shall ensure that a scabies case receives treatment for scabies
and that the case's clothing and personal articles are
disinfested.
B. Contact
control measures: An administrator of a school, child care establishment,
health care institution, or shelter, either personally or through a
representative, shall advise a scabies contact with symptoms of scabies to
obtain examination and, if necessary, treatment.
C. Outbreak control
measures: A local health agency shall:
1. Provide health education
regarding prevention, control, and treatment of scabies to individuals affected
by a scabies outbreak;
2. When a scabies outbreak occurs
in a health care institution, notify the licensing agency of the outbreak;
and
3. For each scabies outbreak,
submit to the Department the information required under R9-6-202(D)
.
