a) Control of Cases
All cases shall isolate themselves at home per CDC recommendations or as directed by the local health authority.
b) Control of Contacts
Contacts should monitor for illness, utilize source control when around others per CDC recommendations and test as indicated to confirm infection status.
c) Laboratory Reporting
- 1) Laboratories and other facilities performing lab services that provide tests for screening, diagnosis, or monitoring of COVID-19 disease shall report all positive laboratory results for SARS-CoV-2 infection, including, but not limited to, all molecular and antigen to the Department via the Department's electronic lab reporting (ELR) system in a manner and on a schedule prescribed by the Department (see Section 690.200 (a)(4) and (5)). Laboratories unable to submit results to the Department via the Department's ELR shall contact the Department for instructions on how to submit results.
- 2) If deemed necessary by the Department or local health authority, laboratories shall forward clinical specimens to the Department's laboratory for further testing.
(Source: Former Section 690.635 repealed at 44 Ill. Reg. 20145, effective December 9, 2020; new Section 690.635 added at 48 Ill. Reg. 4098, effective February 27, 2024)