Ariz. Admin. Code § 9-6-377

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

Section R9-6-377 - Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis (e.g., Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever)

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

1. Upon receiving a report under R9-6-202 of a spotted fever rickettsiosis 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;

2. Ensure that a spotted fever rickettsiosis case or, if the case is a child or incapacitated adult, the parent or guardian of the case receives health education about reducing the risks of becoming reinfected with or of having others become infected with spotted fever rickettsiosis;

3. Conduct an epidemiologic investigation of each reported spotted fever rickettsiosis case or suspect case; and

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

B. Environmental control measures: In cooperation with the Department, a local health agency or another local agency responsible for vector control within a jurisdiction shall conduct an assessment of the environment surrounding each spotted fever rickettsiosis case or suspect case and implement vector control measures as necessary.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-6-377

New Section made by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 3559, effective October 2, 2004 (Supp. 04-3). Former R9-6-377 renumbered to R9-6-384; new R9-6-377 renumbered from R9-6-370and 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. 2607, effective 1/1/2018.