Md. Code Regs. 10.06.01.01

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 21, October 18, 2024

Section 10.06.01.01 - Scope

A. This chapter does not apply to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) surveillance, reporting, record maintenance, or confidentiality, which are covered by COMAR 10.18.02 and 10.18.03.

B. This chapter applies to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) control.

C. This chapter provides regulations for coordinated control efforts for communicable diseases and related conditions by the Department, local health officers, medical laboratory directors, physicians, veterinarians, and other Maryland governmental agencies, as guided by policy statements such as:

(1) Recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, such as those of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and the Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis;

(2) Recommendations of the National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians, including:

(a) The Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention and Control, 2016;

(b) The Compendium of Measures to Control Chlamydia psittaci Infection Among Humans (Psittacosis) and Pet Birds (Avian Chlamydiosis), 2017; and

(c) The Compendium of Measures to Prevent Disease Associated with Animals in Public Settings, 2017.

Md. Code Regs. 10.06.01.01

Regulations .01 adopted effective December 26, 1980 (7:26 Md. R. 2420)
Regulations .01 repealed effective August 7, 1989 (16:15 Md. R. 1650)
Regulations .01 adopted effective August 7, 1989 (16:15 Md. R. 1650)
Regulation .01B amended as an emergency provision effective October 1, 2003 (30:22 Md. R. 1574); amended permanently effective March 1, 2004 (31:4 Md. R. 315); amended effective 44:8 Md. R. 403, eff. 4/24/2017; amended effective 48:14 Md. R. 538, eff. 7/12/2021