Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Part 1
Subtitle 06 - DISEASES
Chapter 10.06.01 - Communicable Diseases and Related Conditions of Public Health Importance
Section 10.06.01.11 - Hepatitis, Viral Type B
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 10.06.01.11
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. Control of a Case. A physician in attendance upo n a case having viral hepatitis type B shall educate that case on the:
(1) Risks of
sexual transmission, household contact transmission, maternal-infant
transmission, and transmission by the sharing of hypodermic needles and other
drug paraphernalia;
(2)
Availability of hepatitis B vaccine and hepatitis B immune globulin for
contacts who have had sexual contact with a case of hepatitis B within the
preceding 14 days, contacts who have percutaneous exposures to hepatitis B, and
infants born to case mothers who carry hepatitis B virus at delivery, and the
need for referring those contacts to health care providers for preventive
treatment;
(3) Importance of
vaccination for viral hepatitis type A if the case is not already immune by
reason of prior infection or prior vaccination; and
(4) Importance of testing pregnant women for
hepatitis B surface antigen at each pregnancy.
B. Control of Contacts. A physician or health officer in attendance upon a contact of viral hepatitis type B shall:
(1) Educate that contact about the
availability of vaccine and hepatitis B immune globulin for contacts with
exposure to the case's blood or other infectious body fluids;
(2) Recommend preventive treatment consistent
with current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines based on
type of exposure; and
(3) Require
that infants born to hepatitis B surface antigen positive mothers:
(a) Receive hepatitis B immune globulin and
the first dose of hepatitis B vaccine within 12 hours of birth;
(b) Receive the rest of the vaccination
series; and
(c) Are tested for
hepatitis B surface antigen and hepatitis B surface antibody at 9 to 15 months
old.
C. Infection Control. Health care providers shall practice standard precautions.
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