Ariz. Admin. Code § 9-6-368

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section R9-6-368 - Rabies in a Human

A. Case control measures: A local health agency shall:

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

2. Conduct an epidemiologic investigation of each reported human rabies case or suspect case;

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

4. Ensure that a specimen from each human rabies case or suspect case, as required by the Department, is submitted to the Arizona State Laboratory.

B. Contact control measures: A local health agency shall evaluate the level of risk of transmission from each contact's exposure to a human rabies case and, if indicated, provide or arrange for each contact to receive prophylaxis.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-6-368

Section R9-6-368 renumbered from R9-6-364 effective April 4, 1997 (Supp. 97-2). Former R9-6-368 renumbered to R9-6-376; new R9-6-368 renumbered from R9-6-360 and amended by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 3559, effective October 2, 2004 (Supp. 04-3). Former R9-6-368 renumbered to R9-6-375; new R9-6-368 renumbered from R9-6-363and amended by final rulemaking at 14 A.A.R. 1502, effective April 1, 2008 (Supp. 08-2). Amended and renumbered from R9-6-361 by final rulemaking at 23 A.A.R. 2607, effective 1/1/2018.