410 Ind. Admin. Code 7-24-124

Current through November 6, 2024

Section 410 IAC 7-24-124 - Obtaining information: personal history of illness, medical examination, and specimen analysis

Authority: IC 16-42-5-5

Affected: IC 16-42-5

Sec. 124.

(a) The regulatory authority shall act when it has reasonable cause to believe that a food employee:

(1) has possibly transmitted disease;

(2) may be infected with a disease in a communicable form that is transmissible through food;

(3) may be a carrier of infectious agents that cause a disease that is transmissible through food; or

(4) is affected with:

(A) a boil;

(B) an infected wound; or

(C) an acute respiratory infection.

(b) The regulatory authority shall act to secure a confidential medical history of the food employee suspected of transmitting disease or making other investigations as deemed appropriate. The regulatory authority shall also require appropriate medical examinations, including collection of specimens for laboratory analysis, of a suspected food employee and other employees.

(c) For purposes of this section, a violation of subsection (a) or (b) is a noncritical item.

410 IAC 7-24-124

Indiana State Department of Health; 410 IAC 7-24-124; filed Oct 13, 2004, 12:30 p.m.: 28 IR 842; readopted filed Jul 15, 2010, 12:12 p.m.: 20100728-IR- 410100261RFA

Readopted filed 11/10/2016, 8:45 a.m.: 20161207-IR-410160371RFA

Readopted filed 9/15/2022, 10:01 a.m.: 20221012-IR-410220206RFA