Section R9-6-366. Rubella Syndrome, Congenital

A.      Case control measures:

1.        A diagnosing health care provider or an administrator of a health care institution, either personally or through a rep- resentative, shall isolate and implement contact precau- tions for an infant congenital rubella syndrome case until:

a.        The infant congenital rubella syndrome case reaches one year of age, or

b.        Two successive negative virus cultures are obtained from the infant congenital rubella syndrome case after the infant congenital rubella syndrome case reaches three months of age.

2.        A local health agency shall:

a.        Upon receiving a report under R9-6-202 of a con- genital rubella syndrome case or suspect case, notify the Department within 24 hours after receiving the report and provide to the Department the informa- tion contained in the report;

b.        Conduct an epidemiologic investigation of each reported congenital rubella syndrome case or sus- pect case;

c.        For each congenital rubella syndrome case, submit to the Department, as specified in Article 2, Table 4, the information required under R9-6-206(D); and

d.        Ensure that specimens from each congenital rubella syndrome case, as required by the Department, are submitted to the Arizona State Laboratory.

B.       Contact control measures: An administrator of a health care institution shall ensure that a paid or volunteer full-time or part-time worker at a health care institution who is known to be pregnant does not participate in the direct care of a congen- ital rubella syndrome case or suspect case unless the worker first provides evidence of immunity to rubella that complies with R9-6-365(B)(1).

Historical Note

Former Section R9-6-115, Paragraph (46), renumbered and amended as R9-6-759 effective January 28, 1987 (Supp. 87-1). Renumbered from R9-6-759 and amended effective October 19, 1993 (Supp. 93-4). Former Section R9-6-366 renumbered to R9-6-374; new Section R9-6- 366 renumbered from R9-6-362 effective April 4, 1997 (Supp. 97-2). Former R9-6-366 renumbered to R9-6-374; new R9-6-366 made by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R.

3559, effective October 2, 2004 (Supp. 04-3). Former R9- 6-366 renumbered to R9-6-371; new R9-6-366 renum- bered from R9-6-361 and amended by final rulemaking at 14 A.A.R. 1502, effective April 1, 2008 (Supp. 08-2).