Ariz. Admin. Code § 9-6-315

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

Section R9-6-315 - Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae

A. Case control measures:

1. A diagnosing health care provider or an administrator of a health care institution, either personally or through a representative, shall:

a. Institute isolation precautions as necessary for a carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae case or carrier to prevent transmission; and

b. If a carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae case or carrier is being transferred to another health care provider or health care institution or to a correctional facility, comply with R9-6-305.

2. An administrator of a correctional facility, either personally or through a representative, shall:

a. Institute isolation precautions as necessary for a carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae case or carrier to prevent transmission; and

b. If a carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae case or carrier is being transferred to another correctional facility or to a health care institution, comply with R9-6-305.

3. A local health agency, in consultation with the Department, shall:

a. Ensure that a case or carrier of carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae is isolated as necessary to prevent transmission; and

b. Upon request, ensure that an isolate or a specimen, as available, from each case or carrier of carbapenem-resistant entero-bacteriaceae is submitted to the Arizona State Laboratory.

B. Outbreak control measures: A local health agency shall:

1. Conduct an epidemiologic investigation for each outbreak or suspected outbreak of carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae; and

2. For each outbreak or suspected outbreak of carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae, submit to the Department the information required under R9-6-206(E).

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-6-315

Renumbered from R9-6-712 and amended effective October 19, 1993 (Supp. 93-4). Former R9-6-315 renumbered to R9-6-321; new R9-6-315 renumbered from R9-6-312 and amended by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 3559, effective October 2, 2004 (Supp. 04-3). Former R9-6-315 renumbered to R9-6-317; new R9-6-315 renumbered from R9-6-313and amended 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. 2605, effective 1/1/2018.