La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § XI-4301
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section XI-4301 - IntroductionA. If, while treating or transporting an ill or injured patient to a hospital, an emergency medical technician, paramedic, firefighter, or other person who is employed by or voluntarily working with a firm, agency, or organization which provides emergency treatment or transportation comes into direct contact with a patient who is subsequently diagnosed as having a infections disease as listed below, the hospital receiving the patient shall notify the appropriate firm, agency, or organization which shall notify its emergency medical technician, paramedic, firefighter, emergency medical transportation service employer, or other person treating or transporting the patient of the individual's exposure to the infectious disease.B. In accordance with the above, DHH defines hospital to mean any public or private health care facility which is primarily operated for the purposes of diagnosis, treatment or care of persons admitted for health care services. This definition expressly includes emergency rooms and outpatient clinics operated in connection with said health care facilities. In addition, R.S. 40:1099(B) requires to and by nursing homes.C. The following infectious diseases are subject to notification and consultation procedures of this rule: 1. untreated pulmonary tuberculosis;2. acute meningococcal meningitis;3. acute hepatitis virus B infection (or diagnosed carriers of chronic hepatitis B);4. human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § XI-4301
Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, LR 14:26 (January 1988), amended by the Department of Health and Hospitals, LR 15:196 (March 1989).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:1099.