Ariz. Admin. Code § 9-6-363

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

Section R9-6-363 - Pertussis (Whooping Cough)

A. Case control measures:

1. An administrator of a school or child care establishment, either personally or through a representative, shall:

a. Exclude a pertussis case from the school or child care establishment for 21 calendar days after the date of onset of cough or for five calendar days after the date of initiation of antibiotic treatment for pertussis; and

b. Exclude a pertussis suspect case from the school or child care establishment until evaluated and determined to be noninfectious by a physician, physician assistant, registered nurse practitioner, or local health agency.

2. An administrator of a health care institution, either personally or through a representative, shall:

a. Exclude a pertussis case from working at the health care institution for 21 calendar days after the date of onset of cough or for five calendar days after the date of initiation of antibiotic treatment for pertussis; and

b. Exclude a pertussis suspect case from working at the health care institution until evaluated and determined to be noninfectious by a physician, physician assistant, registered nurse practitioner, or local health agency.

3. A diagnosing health care provider or an administrator of a health care institution, either personally or through a representative, shall isolate and initiate droplet precautions for a pertussis case for five calendar days after the date of initiation of antibiotic treatment for pertussis.

4. A local health agency shall:

a. Upon receiving a report under R9-6-202 or R9-6-203 of a pertussis case or suspect case, notify the Department within one working day after receiving the report and provide to the Department the information contained in the report;

b. Conduct an epidemiologic investigation of each reported pertussis case or suspect case; and

c. For each pertussis case, submit to the Department, as specified in Table 2.4, the information required under R9-6-206(D).

5. An administrator of a correctional facility or shelter, either personally or through a representative, shall comply with the pertussis control measures recommended by a local health agency or the Department.

B. Contact control measures:

1. When a pertussis case has been at a school or child care establishment, the administrator of the school or child care establishment, either personally or through a representative, shall:

a. Consult with the local health agency to determine who shall be excluded and how long each individual shall be excluded from the school or child care establishment, and

b. Comply with the local health agency's recommendations for exclusion.

2. A local health agency shall identify contacts of a pertussis case and shall:

a. Determine which pertussis contacts will be quarantined or excluded, according to R9-6-303, to prevent transmission; and

b. If indicated, provide or arrange for a pertussis contact to receive antibiotic prophylaxis.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-6-363

Former Section R9-6-115, Paragraph (43), renumbered and amended as R9-6-756 effective January 28, 1987 (Supp. 87-1). Renumbered from R9-6-756 and amended effective October 19, 1993 (Supp. 93-4). Section R9-6-363 renumbered to R9-6-367; new Section R9-6-363 renumbered from R9-6-359 effective April 4, 1997 (Supp. 97-2). Former R9-6-363 renumbered to R9-6-371; new R9-6-363 renumbered from R9-6-355 and amended by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 3559, effective October 2, 2004 (Supp. 04-3). Former R9-6-363 renumbered to R9-6-368; new R9-6-363 renumbered from R9-6-358and amended by final rulemaking at 14 A.A.R. 1502, effective April 1, 2008 (Supp. 08-2). Amended and renumbered from R9-6-356 by final rulemaking at 23 A.A.R. 2607, effective 1/1/2018.