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Notice: 5783351

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Division:

Division of Disease Control

Chapter:

CONTROL OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES AND CONDITIONS WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT PUBLIC HEALTH

Overview

RULE:

64D-3.028	Definitions
64D-3.029	Diseases or Conditions to be Reported
64D-3.030	Notification by Practitioners
64D-3.031	Notification by Laboratories
64D-3.040	Procedures for Control of Specific Communicable Diseases
64D-3.041	Epidemiological Investigations
64D-3.046	Immunization Requirements: Public and Nonpublic Schools, Grades Preschool, Kindergarten Through 12, and Adult Education Classes

PURPOSE:

The purpose of the rule amendments was to clarify current rule language and amend the list of reportable diseases or conditions. These changes will enhance communicable disease reporting efficiency and clarify reporting and testing requirements for health care providers, laboratories, hospitals and other entities required to report communicable diseases or conditions that may affect public health.

SUMMARY:

The proposed rule amendments:
Add to the list of notifiable diseases or conditions “Amebic Encephalitis”, “Arsenic”, “Carbon monoxide poisoning”, “Staphylococcus aureus-community associated mortality”, and “Staphylococcus aureus isolated from a normally sterile site”.
Delete from the list of notifiable diseases or conditions Clostridium perfringens, epsilon toxin (disease due to).
Modify within the list of notifiable diseases or conditions “Any disease outbreak in a community, hospital or other institution or a foodborne or waterborne outbreak”, “Any grouping or clustering of patients having similar disease, symptoms or syndromes that may indicate the presence of a disease outbreak including those of biological agents associated with terrorism”, “Erlichiosis”, “Herpes simplex virus (HSV) in infants up to six (6) months of age with disseminated infection with involvement of liver, encephalitis and infections limited to skin, eyes and mouth”, “Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Exposed Newborn- infant < 18 months of age born to a HIV infected woman”, “Human papilloma virus (HPV) associated laryngeal papillomas or recurrent respiratory papillomatosis in children <6 years of age”, “HPV cancer associated strains”, “Lead poisoning”, and “Poliomyelitis”.
Update several other sections, which include Definitions, Notification by Practitioners, Notification by Laboratories, Procedures for Control of Specific Communicable Diseases, Epidemiological Investigations, and Immunization Requirements: Public and Nonpublic Schools, Grades Preschool, Kindergarten Through 12, and Adult Education Classes.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

381.0011(6), 381.0011(7), 381.0011(13), 381.003(1), 381.003(2), 381.0031(5), 381.0031(6), 381.005(2), 381.006(16), 383.06, 384.25(1), 384.25(2), 384.33, 392.53(1), 392.53(2), 392.66, 1003.22 FS.

LAW:

381.0011, 381.003, 381.0031, 381.005(1)(i), 383.06, 384.23, 384.25, 384.26, 384.27, 385.202, 392.52, 392.53, 392.54, 1003.22 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

6/27/2008 Vol. 34/26

COMMENTS:

From 6/27/2008 To 7/18/2008 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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