1. A. Case control measures:

   1. 1. A diagnosing health care provider or an administrator of a health care institution, either personally or through a representative, shall isolate and institute droplet precautions for a meningococcal invasive disease case for 24 hours after the initiation of treatment.

   2. 2. A local health agency shall:

      1. a. Upon receiving a report under R9-6-202 or R9-6-203 of a meningococcal invasive disease case or suspect case, notify the Department within 24 hours after receiving the report and provide to the Department the information contained in the report;
      2. b. Conduct an epidemiologic investigation of each reported meningococcal invasive disease case or suspect case;
      3. c. For each meningococcal invasive disease case, submit to the Department, as specified in Table 2.4, the information required under R9-6-206(D); and
      4. d. In consultation with the Department, ensure that an isolate or a specimen, as available, from each meningococcal invasive disease case is submitted to the Arizona State Laboratory.
2. B. Contact control measures: A local health agency shall evaluate the level of risk of transmission from each contact’s exposure to a meningococcal invasive disease case and, if indicated, provide or arrange for each contact to receive prophylaxis.

Historical Note

Former Section R9-6-115, Paragraph (42), renumbered and amended as R9-6-755 effective January 28, 1987 (Supp. 87-1). Renumbered from R9-6-755 and amended effective October 19, 1993 (Supp. 93-4). Former Section R9-6-362 renumbered to R9-6-366; new Section R9-6-362 renumbered from R9-6-358 effective April 4, 1997 (Supp. 97-2). Former R9-6-362 renumbered to R9-6-370; new R9-6-362 renumbered from R9-6-354 and amended by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 3559, effective October 2, 2004 (Supp. 04-3). Former R9-6-362 renumbered to R9-6-367; new R9-6-362 renumbered from R9-6-357 and amended by final rulemaking at 14 A.A.R. 1502, effective April 1, 2008 (Supp. 08-2). Section R9-6-362 renumbered to R9-6-369; new Section R9-6-362 renumbered from R9-6-355 and amended by final rulemaking at 23 A.A.R. 2605, effective January 1, 2018 (Supp. 17-3). Amended by final expedited rulemaking at 29 A.A.R. 1890 (August 25, 2023), with an immediate effective date of August 2, 2023 (Supp. 23-3). Section R9-6-362 renumbered to R9-6-371; new Section R9-6-362 renumbered from R9-6-357 and amended by final rulemaking at 31 A.A.R. 1317 (April 25, 2025), effective June 2, 2025 (Supp. 25-2).