Wash. Admin. Code § 246-215-08500

Current through Register Vol. 24-21, November 1, 2024

Section 246-215-08500 - Investigation and control-Obtaining information-Personal history of illness, medical examination, and specimen analysis (FDA Food Code 8-501.10)

The REGULATORY AUTHORITY shall act when it has reasonable cause to believe that a FOOD EMPLOYEE or CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE has possibly transmitted disease; might be infected with a disease in a communicable form that is transmissible through FOOD; might be a carrier of infectious agents that cause a disease that is transmissible through FOOD; or is affected with a boil, an infected wound, or acute respiratory infection, by:

(1) Securing a confidential medical history of the FOOD EMPLOYEE or CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE suspected of transmitting disease or making other investigations as deemed appropriate; and

(2) Requiring appropriate medical examinations, including collection of specimens for laboratory analysis, of a suspected FOOD EMPLOYEE or CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE.

Wash. Admin. Code § 246-215-08500

Amended by WSR 21-01-122, Filed 12/15/2020, effective 1/15/2021

Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.050 and 43.20.145. 13-03-109, § 246-215-08500, filed 1/17/13, effective 5/1/13.