1. A. Case control measures:

   1. 1. A local health agency shall:

      1. a. Evaluate a health care provider identified as the source of hepatitis B virus transmission in the work place and, if indicated, ensure reassignment of the health care provider to a position where the occupational risk of transmission is eliminated;
      2. b. Conduct an epidemiologic investigation of each reported case or suspect case of hepatitis B or hepatitis B co-infected with hepatitis D; and
      3. c. For each acute case of hepatitis B or hepatitis B co-infected with hepatitis D or case of perinatal hepatitis B, submit to the Department, as specified in Table 2.4, the information required under R9-6-206(D).
   2. 2. The operator of a blood bank, blood center, or plasma center shall notify a donor of a test result with significant evidence suggestive of hepatitis B, as required under A.R.S. § 32-1483 and 21 CFR 630.6.

2. B. Contact control measures: A local health agency shall:

   1. 1. Refer each non-immune hepatitis B contact to a health care provider for prophylaxis and initiation of the hepatitis B vaccine series, and
   2. 2. Provide health education related to the progression of hepatitis B disease and the prevention of transmission of hepatitis B infection to each non-immune hepatitis B contact.

Historical Note

Renumbered from R9-6-742 and amended effective October 19, 1993 (Supp. 93-4). Former Section R9-6-349 renumbered to R9-6-352; new Section R9-6-349 renumbered from R9-6-346 effective April 4, 1997 (Supp. 97-2). Former R9-6-349 renumbered to R9-6-357; new R9-6-349 renumbered from R9-6-341 and amended by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 3559, effective October 2, 2004 (Supp. 04-3). Former R9-6-349 renumbered to R9-6-353; new R9-6-349 renumbered from R9-6-346 and amended by final rulemaking at 14 A.A.R. 1502, effective April 1, 2008 (Supp. 08-2). Section R9-6-349 renumbered to R9-6-354; new Section R9-6-349 renumbered from R9-6-344 and amended by final rulemaking at 23 A.A.R. 2605, effective January 1, 2018 (Supp. 17-3). Section R9-6-349 renumbered to R9-6-354; new Section R9-6-349 renumbered from R9-6-344 by final rulemaking at 31 A.A.R. 1317 (April 25, 2025), effective June 2, 2025 (Supp. 25-2).