- 1. Describe the test results to the subject;
2. Provide or arrange for the subject to receive the following information about the STI for which the subject was tested:
- a. A description of the infection or syndrome caused by the STI, including its symptoms;
- b. Treatment options for the STI and where treatment may be obtained;
- c. A description of how the STI is transmitted to others;
- d. A description of measures to reduce the likelihood of transmitting the STI to others and that it is necessary to continue the measures until the infection is eliminated;
- e. That it is necessary for the subject to notify individuals who may have been infected by the subject that the individuals need to be tested for the STI;
- f. The availability of assistance from local health agencies or other resources; and
- g. The confidential nature of the subject’s test results;
- 3. Report the information required in R9-6-202 to a local health agency; and
- 4. If the subject is pregnant and is a syphilis case, inform the subject of the requirement that the subject obtain serologic testing for syphilis according to R9-6-391.
When a laboratory report for a test ordered by a health care provider for a subject indicates that the subject is infected with an STI, the ordering health care provider or the ordering health care provider’s designee shall:
Historical Note
New Section made by final rulemaking at 14 A.A.R. 1502, effective April 1, 2008 (Supp. 08-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 23 A.A.R. 2605, effective January 1, 2018 (Supp. 17-3). Section amended by final expedited rulemaking at 29 A.A.R. 3633 (November 24, 2023), with an immediate effective date of November 8, 2023 (Supp. 23-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 31 A.A.R. 1317 (April 25, 2025), effective June 2, 2025 (Supp. 25-2).