Ariz. Admin. Code § 9-6-1103

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 45, November 8, 2024

Section R9-6-1103 - Local Health Agency Requirements

A. For each STI case, a local health agency shall:

1. Comply with the requirements in:

a.R9-6-317(A)(1) and (2) for each chancroid case reported to the local health agency, and

b.R9-6-381(A)(3)(a) through (c) for each syphilis case reported to the local health agency;

2. Offer or arrange for treatment for each STI case that seeks treatment from the local health agency for:

a. Chancroid,

b. Chlamydia infection,

c. Gonorrhea, or

d. Syphilis;

3. Provide information about the following to each STI case that seeks treatment from the local health agency:

a. A description of the infection or syndrome caused by the applicable STI, including its symptoms;

b. Treatment options for the applicable STI;

c. A description of measures to reduce the likelihood of transmitting the STI to others and that it is necessary to continue the measures until the infection is eliminated; and

d. The confidential nature of the STI case's test results; and

4. Inform the STI case that:

a. A chlamydia or gonorrhea case must notify each individual, with whom the chlamydia or gonorrhea case has had sexual contact within 60 days preceding the onset of chlamydia or gonorrhea symptoms up to the date the chlamydia or gonorrhea case began treatment for chlamydia or gonorrhea infection, of the need for the individual to be tested for chlamydia or gonorrhea; and

b. The Department or local health agency will notify, as specified in subsection (B), each contact named by a chancroid or syphilis case.

B. For each contact named by a chancroid or syphilis case, the Department or a local health agency shall:

1. Notify the contact named by a chancroid or syphilis case of the contact's exposure to chancroid or syphilis and of the need for the contact to be tested for:

a. Chancroid, if the chancroid case has had sexual contact with the contact within 10 days preceding the onset of chancroid symptoms up to the date the chancroid case began treatment for chancroid infection; or

b. Syphilis, if the syphilis case has had sexual contact with the contact within:

i. 90 days preceding the onset of symptoms of primary syphilis up to the date the syphilis case began treatment for primary syphilis infection;

ii. Six months preceding the onset of symptoms of secondary syphilis up to the date the syphilis case began treatment for secondary syphilis infection; or

iii. 12 months preceding the date the syphilis case was diagnosed with syphilis if the syphilis case cannot identify when symptoms of primary or secondary syphilis began;

2. Offer or arrange for each contact named by a chancroid or syphilis case to receive testing and, if appropriate, treatment for chancroid or syphilis; and

3. Provide information to each contact named by a chancroid or syphilis case about:

a. The characteristics of the applicable STI,

b. The syndrome caused by the applicable STI,

c. Measures to reduce the likelihood of transmitting the applicable STI, and

d. The confidential nature of the contact's test results.

C. For each contact of a chlamydia or gonorrhea case who seeks treatment from a local health agency for chlamydia or gonorrhea, the local health agency shall:

1. Offer or arrange for treatment for chlamydia or gonorrhea;

2. Provide information to each contact of a chlamydia or gonorrhea case about:

a. The characteristics of the applicable STI,

b. The syndrome caused by the applicable STI,

c. Measures to reduce the likelihood of transmitting the applicable STI, and

d. The confidential nature of the contact's test results.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-6-1103

New Section made 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. 2608, effective 1/1/2018. Amended by final expedited rulemaking at 29 A.A.R. 3633, effective 11/8/2023.