1. A. Case control measures:

   1. 1. In consultation with the Department, or the applicable local health agency, a diagnosing health care provider or an administrator of a health care institution, either personally or through a representative, shall isolate and institute both airborne precautions and contact precautions for a Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) case, until evaluated and determined to be noninfectious by a physician, physician assistant, or registered nurse practitioner or otherwise advised by the Department or the applicable local health agency.

   2. 2. A local health agency shall:

      1. a. Upon receiving a report under R9-6-202 of a MERS 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. In consultation with the Department, ensure that isolation and both airborne precautions and contact precautions have been instituted for a hospitalized MERS case or suspect case to prevent transmission, unless otherwise advised by the Department;
      3. c. Conduct an epidemiologic investigation of each reported MERS case or suspect case, unless otherwise advised by the Department; and
      4. d. For each MERS case, submit to the Department, as specified in Table 2.4, the information required under R9-6-206(D).
2. B. Contact control measures: A local health agency, in consultation with the Department, shall determine which MERS contacts will be quarantined or excluded, according to R9-6-303, to prevent transmission.

Historical Note

Former Section R9-6-115, Paragraph (44), renumbered and amended as R9-6-757 effective January 28, 1987 (Supp. 87-1). Renumbered from R9-6-757 and amended effective October 19, 1993 (Supp. 93-4). Former Section R9-6-364 renumbered to R9-6-368; new Section R9-6-364 renumbered from R9-6-360 effective April 4, 1997 (Supp. 97-2). Former R9-6-364 renumbered to R9-6-372; new R9-6-364 made by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 3559, effective October 2, 2004 (Supp. 04-3). Former R9-6-364 renumbered to R9-6-369; new R9-6-364 renumbered from R9-6-359 and amended by final rulemaking at 14 A.A.R. 1502, effective April 1, 2008 (Supp. 08-2). Section R9-6-364 repealed; new Section R9-6-364 renumbered from R9-6-357 and amended by final rulemaking at 23 A.A.R. 2605, effective January 1, 2018 (Supp. 17-3). R9-6-364 renumbered to R9-6-373; new Section R9-6-364 made by final rulemaking at 31 A.A.R. 1317 (April 25, 2025), effective June 2, 2025 (Supp. 25-2).