Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.02.10.330

Current through September 2, 2024
Section 16.02.10.330 - HEPATITIS A
01.Reporting Requirements. Each case or suspected case of hepatitis A must be reported to the Department or Health District within one (1) working day of identification.
02.Investigation. Each reported case of hepatitis A must be investigated to confirm the diagnosis, identify contacts, determine the need for immune serum globulin (gamma globulin) or vaccine, and identify possible sources of the infection.
03.Testing Without an Informed Consent. A physician may order blood tests for hepatitis A when an informed consent is not possible and there has been or is likely to be significant exposure to a person's blood or body fluids by a person providing emergency or medical services.
04.Restrictions - Daycare Facility. A child who has hepatitis A must not attend a daycare facility until the disease is no longer communicable as determined by a licensed physician, or unless an exemption is made by the Department or Health District.
a. A person with hepatitis A must not work in any occupation in which personal care is provided to children in a daycare facility while the disease is in a communicable form.
b. The Department or Health District may withdraw this restriction when the illness is considered to no longer be in a communicable form.
05.Exclusion - Food Service Facility.
a. A food employee with hepatitis A must be managed under IDAPA 16.02.19, "Idaho Food Code."
b. A specific test for recent hepatitis A infection (IgM antiHAV) must be performed by a licensed laboratory on all food employees suspected of having hepatitis A.
06.Restrictions - Health Care Facility. A person with hepatitis A in a health care facility must be managed under the "Guideline for Isolation Precautions in Hospitals," as incorporated in Section 004 of these rules.
a. A person with hepatitis A must not work in any occupation in which personal care is provided to persons who are in a health care facility or living in a residential care facility while the disease is in a communicable form.
b. The Department or Health District may withdraw this restriction when the illness is considered to no longer be in a communicable form.
07.Restrictions - Household Contacts. Any unvaccinated household member where there is a case of hepatitis A must not work in any of the occupations listed in Subsections 330.04 through 330.06 of this rule, unless an exemption is obtained from the Department or Health District.

Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.02.10.330

Effective March 17, 2022