Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A.
This regulation establishes requirements for follow-up by the health officer of
a report of HIV or AIDS or newborn HIV exposure or laboratory report of HIV
detection, HIV viral load, CD4+ cell count or percentage, or HIV genotype
sequence.
B. This regulation does
not supplant or otherwise modify the:
(1)
Physician's obligation to report a case of HIV or AIDS or newborn HIV exposure
under Health-General Article, §18-201.1, Annotated Code of Maryland, and
Regulation .04 of this chapter;
(2)
Clinical or infection control practitioner's obligation to report a case of HIV
or AIDS under Health-General Article, §18-202.1, Annotated Code of
Maryland, and Regulation .05 of this chapter; and
(3) Laboratory director's obligation to
report a test result of HIV detection, HIV viral load, CD4+ cell count or
percentage, or HIV genotype sequence under Health-General Article, §
18-205, Annotated Code of Maryland, and Regulation .06 of this
chapter.
C. Upon receipt
of a report from a physician pursuant to Regulation .04 of this chapter, a
clinical or infection control practitioner pursuant to Regulation .05 of this
chapter, the health officer shall:
(1)
Determine whether the case of HIV, the case of AIDS, or the newborn HIV
exposure has been reported previously;
(2) Complete the case investigation if the
patient has HJV or AIDS or is a newborn HIV exposure and the case of HIV or the
case of AIDS or the newborn HIV exposure has not been reported previously;
and
(3) Submit the HIV/AIDS case
report as set forth in Health-General Article, 18-207, Annotated Code of
Maryland, to the Department if the case of HIV or the case of AIDS or the
newborn HIV exposure has not been reported previously
(4) Take action as specified in COMAR
10.18.04.
D. Upon
receipt of a test result report from a laboratory director pursuant to
Regulation . 06 of this chapter, the health officer shall:
(1) Determine whether the report matches to a
case of HIV, a case of AIDS, or a newborn HIV exposure that has been reported
previously, and submit the report to the Department if the report
matches;
(2) Complete a case
investigation if the report indicates the patient has HIV or AIDS or is a
newborn HIV exposure and the case of HIV or the case of AIDS or the newborn HIV
exposure has not been reported previously;
(3) Submit the case report, as set forth in
Health-General Article, § 18-207, Annotated Code of Maryland, to the
Department if the case of HIV or the case of AIDS or the newborn HIV exposure
has not been reported previously; and
(4) Retain nonmatching report for up to 4
years, rematching the report, not less than annually, to test result reports
and to cases of HIV or cases of AIDS or newborn HIV exposures that had not been
reported previously, to identify new matches, and submit the report to the
Department if the report matches.
E. A health officer may not transmit to the
Secretary information about a case of HIV or AIDS by facsimile or another
electronic method unless directed by the Secretary to submit the information by
electronic method.
