Arizona Administrative Code
Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 6 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICE - COMMUNICABLE DISEASES AND INFESTATIONS
Article 3 - CONTROL MEASURES FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES AND INFESTATIONS
Section R9-6-308 - Anthrax
Universal Citation: AZ Admin Code R 9-6-308
Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 52, December 27, 2024
A. Case control measures: A local health agency shall:
1. Upon
receiving a report under
R9-6-202
of an anthrax case or suspect case, notify the Department within 24 hours after
receiving the report and provide to the Department the information contained in
the report;
2. Conduct an
epidemiologic investigation of each reported anthrax case or suspect
case;
3. For each anthrax case,
submit to the Department, as specified in Table 2.4, the information required
under R9-6-206(D); and
4. Ensure
that an isolate or a specimen, as available, from each anthrax case or suspect
case is submitted to the Arizona State Laboratory.
B. Environmental control measures: A local health agency shall, in conjunction with the Department and applicable federal agencies, provide or arrange for disinfection of areas or objects contaminated by Bacillus anthracis through sterilization by dry heating, incineration of objects, or other appropriate means.
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