Indiana Administrative Code
Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Article 1 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL
Rule 2.5 - Disease Reporting and Control
Section 2.5-129 - Rubella (German measles); specific control measures
Current through March 20, 2024
Authority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-41-2-1
Affected: IC 16-41-2; IC 16-41-9
Sec. 129.
The specific control measures for rubella (German measles) (infectious agent: rubella virus) are as follows:
(1) An investigation by a department field representative in cooperation with the local health officer shall be performed immediately and include case management, case ascertainment, previous immunization history, and identification of exposed pregnant female and other susceptible contacts. For outbreak control in public or private schools, daycare facilities, preschools, or postsecondary facilities, on the same day that a report of a suspected case of rubella is received, school personnel shall do the following:
(2) Droplet precautions shall be followed for seven (7) days after the onset of a rash. Contact precautions shall be followed for suspected or known congenital rubella until one (1) year of age unless urine and nasopharyngeal cultures are negative for the virus after three (3) months. In hospitals and institutions, patients suspected of having rubella shall be managed in a private room. Infected persons shall be excluded from:
(3) Concurrent disinfection is not applicable.
(4) Quarantine is not applicable.
(5) Immunization, while not contraindicated (except during pregnancy), will not necessarily prevent infection or illness. Passive immunization with immune globulin may be given to a susceptible pregnant woman exposed to the disease but should only be administered after thorough consultation with her attending physician, and any such measure should be provided by her attending physician. Pregnant female contacts, especially those in the first trimester, should be referred immediately to their attending physician for:
(6) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists set the standard clinical and laboratory case definition.