Ariz. Admin. Code § 9-6-378

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

Section R9-6-378 - Streptococcal Group A Infection

A. Streptococcal group A infection, invasive or non-invasive:

Case control measures: An administrator of a school, child care establishment, or health care institution or a person in charge of a food establishment, either personally or through a representative, shall exclude a streptococcal group A infection case with streptococcal lesions or streptococcal sore throat from working as a food handler, attending or working in a school, caring for children in or attending a child care establishment, or caring for patients or residents in a health care institution for 24 hours after the initiation of treatment for streptococcal group A infection.

B. Invasive streptococcal group A infection:

Outbreak control measures: A local health agency shall:

1. Conduct an epidemiologic investigation of each reported outbreak of streptococcal group A invasive infection;

2. For each streptococcal group A invasive infection case involved in an outbreak, submit to the Department, as specified in Table 2.4, the information required under R9-6-206(D); and

3. For each outbreak of streptococcal group A invasive infection, submit to the Department the information required under R9-6-206(E).

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-6-378

New Section made by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 3559, effective October 2, 2004 (Supp. 04-3). Former R9-6-378 renumbered to R9-6-385; new R9-6-378 renumbered from R9-6-371and amended by final rulemaking at 14 A.A.R. 1502, effective April 1, 2008 (Supp. 08-2). Amended and renumbered from R9-6-372 by final rulemaking at 23 A.A.R. 2607, effective 1/1/2018.