Section R9-6-1204. Standards of Medical Care

A health care provider caring for an afflicted person shall comply with the recommendations for treatment of tuberculosis in Ameri- can Thoracic Society/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/ Infectious Diseases Society of America: Treatment of Tuberculosis (October 2002), published in 167 American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 603-662 (February 15, 2003), which is incorporated by reference, on file with the Department, and avail- able from the American Thoracic Society, 61 Broadway, New York, NY 10006-2747 or at www.atsjournals.org, unless the health care provider believes, based on the health care provider’s professional judgment, that deviation from the recommendations is medically necessary. If a health care provider caring for an afflicted person deviates from the recommendations for treatment of tuberculosis in American Thoracic Society/Centers for Disease Control and Pre- vention/Infectious Diseases Society of America: Treatment of Tuberculosis (October 2002), the health care provider shall, upon request, explain to the Department or a local health agency the rationale for the deviation. If the tuberculosis control officer deter- mines that deviation from the recommendations for treatment of tuberculosis in American Thoracic Society/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Infectious Diseases Society of America: Treatment of Tuberculosis (October 2002), is inappropriate and that the public health and welfare require intervention, the tuberculosis control officer may take charge of the afflicted person’s treatment as authorized under A.R.S. § 36-723(C).

Historical Note

Section R9-6-1204 renumbered from R9-6-604 by final rulemaking at 13 A.A.R. 4106, effective January 5, 2008

(Supp. 07-4).