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Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTHPart 690 - CONTROL OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES AND CONDITIONS CODE
Subpart D - DETAILED PROCEDURES FOR THE CONTROL OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES AND CONDITIONS
Section 690.475 - Legionellosis (Reportable by mail, telephone, facsimile, or electronically as soon as possible, within three days)

Ill. Admin. Code tit. 77 § 690.475

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Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 52, December 27, 2024
Section 690.475 - Legionellosis (Reportable by mail, telephone, facsimile, or electronically as soon as possible, within three days)
a) Control of Case

No specific restrictions.

b) Control of Contacts

No specific restrictions.

c) Laboratory Reporting
1) Laboratories shall report to the local health authority patients from whom Legionella species is cultured or patients who have a positive result on any other laboratory test indicative of and specific for detecting Legionella infection.
2) Laboratories shall forward clinical materials positive for Legionella isolates to the Department's laboratory.
3) Laboratories shall report and submit to the Department's laboratory any environmental Legionella isolates resulting from a cluster or health care-associated infection investigation, or upon request.

Ill. Admin. Code tit. 77, § 690.475

Amended at 38 Ill. Reg. 5533, effective February 11, 2014
Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 4098, effective 2/27/2024