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Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.02.10 - IDAHO REPORTABLE DISEASES › Section 16.02.10.021 - ACCESS TO MEDICAL RECORDS

Current through August 31, 2023
No physician, hospital administrative person, or patient may
				deny the Department, Health Districts, or the Board access to medical records
				in discharge of their duties in implementing the reportable disease rules.
				(3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.02.10 - IDAHO REPORTABLE DISEASES › Section 16.02.10.022 - PENALTY PROVISIONS

Current through August 31, 2023
These rules may be enforced under the civil and criminal
				penalties described in Sections
				39-108,
				39-109,
				39-607, 391006,
				39-1606, and
				56-1008, Idaho Code, and other
				applicable statutes and rules. Penalties may include fines and imprisonment as
				specified in Idaho Code. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.02.10 - IDAHO REPORTABLE DISEASES › Section 16.02.10.023 - DELEGATION OF POWERS AND DUTIES

Current through August 31, 2023
The Director has the authority to delegate to the Health
				Districts any of the powers and duties created by these rules under Section
				39-414(2), Idaho
				Code. Any delegation authority will be in writing and signed by the both the
				Director and the Health District Board. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.02.10 - IDAHO REPORTABLE DISEASES › Section 16.02.10.030 - WHERE TO REPORT REPORTABLE DISEASES AND CONDITIONS

Current through August 31, 2023
Subsections
				030.01 through
				030.09 of this rule provide
				where information for reporting of suspected, identified, and diagnosed
				diseases and conditions are to be reported. The diseases and conditions in
				Sections 100 through
				949 of these rules are reportable
				to the agencies listed in Subsections
				030.01 through
				030.09 of this rule.
				(3-17-22)
01.
Department of
			 Health and Welfare, Bureau of Communicable Disease Prevention Epidemiology
			 Program
. (3-17-22)
a. Main Office
			 Address: 450 West State Street, 4th Floor, Boise, ID 83720. (3-17-22)
b. Phone: (208) 334-5939 and FAX: (208)
			 332-7307. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.02.10 - IDAHO REPORTABLE DISEASES › Section 16.02.10.040 - REPORT CONTENTS AND METHOD OF REPORTING

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Report Contents
. Each report of a reportable disease or condition
			 must include: (3-17-22)
a. The identity and
			 address of the attending licensed physician or the person reporting;
			 (3-17-22)
b. The diagnosed or
			 suspected disease or condition; (3-17-22)
c. The name, current address, telephone
			 number, birth date, age, race, ethnicity, and sex of the individual with the
			 disease or other identifier from whom the specimen was obtained;
			 (3-17-22)
d. The date of onset of
			 the disease or the date the test results were received; and (3-17-22)
e. In addition, laboratory directors must
			 report the identity of the organism or other significant test result.
			 (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.02.10 - IDAHO REPORTABLE DISEASES › Section 16.02.10.060 - TESTING FOR CERTAIN REPORTABLE DISEASES WHEN INFORMED CONSENT IS NOT POSSIBLE

Current through August 31, 2023
Under Section
				39-4504, Idaho Code, a licensed
				physician may order blood or body fluid tests for hepatitis viruses, malaria,
				syphilis, or the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 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. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.02.10 - IDAHO REPORTABLE DISEASES › Section 16.02.10.065 - INVESTIGATION AND CONTROL OF REPORTABLE DISEASES

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Responsibility and Authority
. The Department will use all
			 reasonable means to confirm in a timely manner any case or suspected case of a
			 reportable disease or condition, and will determine, when possible, all sources
			 of infection and the extent of exposure. Investigations may be made when the
			 Division of Public Health Administrator, Health District Director, or state
			 epidemiologist determines a disease to be of public health significance.
			 (3-17-22)
a. Every licensed physician or other
			 health care provider attending a person with a reportable disease or condition
			 must report the case or suspected case, as described in Section
			 050 of these rules. They must
			 instruct the person on applicable control measures as outlined in Sections
			 100 through
			 949 of these rules and cooperate
			 with the Department in the investigation and control of the disease or
			 condition. (3-17-22)
b. Any person
			 providing emergency or medical services who believes they have experienced a
			 significant exposure to blood or bodily fluids as defined in Subsection
			 011.15 of these rules may report
			 said exposure as soon as possible or within fourteen (14) days of the
			 occurrence to the Department on a significant exposure report form. When, in
			 the state epidemiologist's judgment, a significant exposure has occurred, the
			 Department will inform the exposed individual that they may have been exposed
			 to the HIV or HBV virus, or that there is no information available based on the
			 Department's current HIV or HBV registry and will recommend appropriate
			 counseling and testing for the exposed individual.
			 (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.02.10 - IDAHO REPORTABLE DISEASES › Section 16.02.10.068 - PREVENTING SPREAD OF HEALTH HAZARDS FROM DEAD HUMAN BODIES

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Embalming
. (3-17-22)
a. The Division of Public Health
			 Administrator or Health District Director may order a dead human body to be
			 embalmed or prohibit embalming to prevent the spread of infectious or
			 communicable diseases or exposure to hazardous substances. (3-17-22)
b. The dead human body of a person suspected
			 of or confirmed as having a viral hemorrhagic fever at the time of death must
			 not be embalmed, but wrapped in sealed leak-proof material and cremated or
			 buried. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.02.10 - IDAHO REPORTABLE DISEASES › Section 16.02.10.070 - SPECIAL DISEASE INVESTIGATIONS

Current through August 31, 2023
The Department may conduct special investigations of diseases
				or conditions to identify causes and means of prevention. All records of
				interviews, reports, studies, and statements obtained by or furnished to the
				Department or other authorized agency are confidential for the identity of all
				persons involved. Release of information to the Department as required or
				permitted by these rules does not subject any party furnishing such information
				to an action for damages as provided under IDAPA 16.05.01, "Use and Disclosure
				of Department Records." (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.02.10 - IDAHO REPORTABLE DISEASES › Section 16.02.10.080 - DAYCARE FACILITY - REPORTING AND CONTROL MEASURES

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Readily Transmissible
			 Diseases
. Daycare reportable and restrictable diseases are those
			 diseases that are readily transmissible among children and staff in daycare
			 facilities as listed under Section
			 050 of these rules.
			 (3-17-22)
02.
Restrictable
			 Disease - Work
. A person who is diagnosed to have a daycare restrictable
			 disease must not work in any occupation in which there is direct contact with
			 children in a daycare facility, as long as the disease is in a communicable
			 form. (3-17-22)
03.
Restrictable Disease - Attendance
. A child who is diagnosed to
			 have a daycare restrictable disease must not attend a daycare facility as long
			 as the disease is in a communicable form. This restriction may be removed by
			 the written certification of a licensed physician, public health nurse or
			 school nurse that the person's disease is no longer communicable.
			 (3-17-22)
04.
Prevention of
			 the Transmission of Disease
. When satisfactory measures have been taken
			 to prevent the transmission of disease, the affected child or employee may
			 continue to attend or to work in a daycare facility if approval is obtained
			 from the Department or Health District. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.02.10 - IDAHO REPORTABLE DISEASES › Section 16.02.10.085 - FOOD SERVICE FACILITY - REPORTING AND CONTROL MEASURES

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Food or Beverage Transmitted
			 Disease in a Communicable Form
. Under Section
			 050 of these rules, a person who is
			 determined to have one (1) or more of the diseases or conditions listed as
			 restrictable for food establishments must not work as a food employee as long
			 as the disease is in a communicable form. (3-17-22)
02.
Food Employee Health
			 Examination
. The Division of Public Health Administrator may require a
			 food employee to submit to an examination to determine the presence of a
			 disease that can be transmitted by means of food when there is reasonable cause
			 to believe the food employee is afflicted with a disease listed in Section
			 050 of these rules as restrictable
			 for food establishments and that disease is in a communicable form.
			 (3-17-22)
03.
Notification of
			 Disease in a Communicable Form
. If the person in charge of an eating or
			 drinking establishment has reason to suspect that any employee has a disease
			 listed in Section 050 of these
			 rules as restrictable for food establishments, and that disease is in a
			 communicable form, the person in charge must immediately notify the Department
			 or Health District and obtain guidance on proper actions needed to protect the
			 public. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.02.10 - IDAHO REPORTABLE DISEASES › Section 16.02.10.090 - SCHOOL - REPORTING AND CONTROL MEASURES

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Restrictable Diseases
. School reportable and restrictable diseases
			 are those diseases that are readily transmissible among students and staff in
			 schools as listed under Section
			 050 of these rules.
			 (3-17-22)
02.
Restrictions -
			 Work
. Any person who is diagnosed to have a school restrictable disease
			 must not work in any occupation that involves direct contact with students in a
			 private, parochial, charter, or public school as long as the disease is in a
			 communicable form. (3-17-22)
03.
Restrictions - Attendance
. Any person who is diagnosed with or
			 reasonably suspected to have a school restrictable disease must not attend a
			 private, parochial, charter, or public school as long as the disease is in a
			 communicable form. (3-17-22)
04.
Determination Disease Is No Longer Communicable
. A licensed
			 physician, public health nurse, school nurse or other person designated by the
			 Department or Health District may determine when a person with a school
			 restrictable disease is no longer communicable. (3-17-22)
05.
School Closure
. A school
			 administrator must report the closure of any public, parochial, charter, or
			 private school within one (1) working day when, in their opinion, such closing
			 is related to a communicable disease. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.02.10 - IDAHO REPORTABLE DISEASES › REPORTABLE DISEASES AND CONTROL MEASURES › Section 16.02.10.100 - ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS)

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Reporting Requirements
. Each case of acquired immune deficiency
				syndrome (AIDS) that meets the current case definition established by the
				Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must be reported to the Department
				or Health District within three (3) working days of identification. Positive
				laboratory tests for HIV Antibody, HIV Antigen (protein or nucleic acid), HIV
				culture or other tests that indicate prior or existing HIV infection or CD-4
				lymphocyte counts of less than two hundred (200) per cubic millimeter (mm3) of
				blood or less than or equal to fourteen percent (14%) must be reported.
				(3-17-22)
02.
Investigation
. Each reported case of AIDS must be investigated to obtain
				specific clinical information, to identify possible sources, risk factors, and
				contacts. Other manifestations of HIV infection as defined by the Centers for
				Disease Control and Prevention may be investigated. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.02.10 - IDAHO REPORTABLE DISEASES › REPORTABLE DISEASES AND CONTROL MEASURES › Section 16.02.10.110 - AMEBIASIS AND FREE-LIVING AMEBAE

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Reporting Requirements
. Each case of amebiasis or infection with
				free-living amebae (
Ancanthamoeba
spp.,
Balamuthia
				mandrillaris
, or
Naegleria fowleri
) must be reported
				to the Department or Health District within three (3) working days of
				identification. (3-17-22)
02.
Investigation
. Each reported case of infection with free-living
				amebae must be investigated to determine the source of infection. Each reported
				case of amebiasis must be investigated to determine whether the person with
				amebiasis is employed as a food employee, provides personal care at a health
				care or daycare facility, or is a child attending a daycare facility.
				(3-17-22)
03.
Restrictions -
				Daycare Facility
. A person excreting
Entamoeba
				histolytica
must not attend a daycare facility while fecally
				incontinent and must not work in any occupation in which they provide personal
				care to children in a daycare facility, unless an exemption is made by the
				Department or Health District. (3-17-22)
a.
				This restriction may be withdrawn if an effective therapeutic regimen is
				completed; or (3-17-22)
b. At least
				two (2) successive approved fecal specimens collected at least twenty-four (24)
				hours apart fail to show
Entamoeba histolytica
upon testing by
				a licensed laboratory. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.02.10 - IDAHO REPORTABLE DISEASES › REPORTABLE DISEASES AND CONTROL MEASURES › Section 16.02.10.120 - ANTHRAX

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Reporting Requirements
. Each
				case or suspected case of anthrax in humans must be reported to the Department
				or Health District immediately, at the time of identification, day or night.
				(3-17-22)
02.
Investigation
. Each reported case of anthrax must be investigated to
				confirm the diagnosis, identify clusters or outbreaks of the infection, and
				identify the source of infection. (3-17-22)
03.
Handling of Report
. The
				Department and Health District will exchange reported information within one
				(1) working day of any reported case of anthrax. The Department will notify the
				Idaho Department of Agriculture of any identified source or suspected source of
				anthrax. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.02.10 - IDAHO REPORTABLE DISEASES › REPORTABLE DISEASES AND CONTROL MEASURES › Section 16.02.10.125 - ARBOVIRAL DISEASES

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Reporting Requirements
. Each case of suspected or confirmed arboviral
				disease must be reported to the Department or Health District within three (3)
				working days of identification. Arboviral diseases include, but are not limited
				to, those caused by the following viruses: California encephalitis,
				chikungunya, Colorado tick fever, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, dengue (all
				subtypes), eastern equine encephalitis, Heartland, Jamestown Canyon, Japanese
				encephalitis, Keystone, La Crosse, Mayaro, O'nyong-nyong, Powassan, Rift Valley
				fever, Ross River, St. Louis encephalitis, snowshoe hare, tick-borne
				encephalitis, Toscana, trivittatus, Venezuelan equine encephalitis, West Nile,
				western equine encephalitis, yellow fever, and Zika. (3-17-22)
02.
Investigation
. Each reported
				case of arboviral disease must be investigated to confirm the diagnosis,
				identify the source of infection, and determine if actions need to be taken to
				prevent additional cases. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.02.10 - IDAHO REPORTABLE DISEASES › REPORTABLE DISEASES AND CONTROL MEASURES › Section 16.02.10.130 - BIOTINIDASE DEFICIENCY

Current through August 31, 2023
Each case or suspected case of biotinidase deficiency must be
				  reported to the Department or Health District within one (1) working day of
				  identification. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.02.10 - IDAHO REPORTABLE DISEASES › REPORTABLE DISEASES AND CONTROL MEASURES › Section 16.02.10.140 - BOTULISM

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Reporting Requirements
. Each
				case or suspected case of botulism must be reported to the Department or Health
				District immediately, at the time of identification, day or night.
				(3-17-22)
02.
Investigation
. Each reported case of botulism must be investigated to
				confirm the diagnosis, determine if other persons have been exposed to
botulinum
toxins, and identify the source of the disease.
				(3-17-22)
03.
Handling of
				Report
. The Department and the Health District will exchange reported
				information within one (1) working day on any reported case of botulism.
				(3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.02.10 - IDAHO REPORTABLE DISEASES › REPORTABLE DISEASES AND CONTROL MEASURES › Section 16.02.10.150 - BRUCELLOSIS

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Reporting Requirements
. Each
				case of brucellosis must be reported to the Department or Health District
				within one (1) working day of identification. (3-17-22)
02.
Investigation
. Each reported
				case of brucellosis must be investigated to confirm the diagnosis and identify
				the source of the disease. (3-17-22)
03.
Handling of Report
. The
				Department and the Health District will exchange reported information within
				one (1) working day of any reported case of brucellosis. The Department will
				notify the Idaho Department of Agriculture of any identified source or
				suspected source of the disease. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.02.10 - IDAHO REPORTABLE DISEASES › REPORTABLE DISEASES AND CONTROL MEASURES › Section 16.02.10.160 - CAMPYLOBACTERIOSIS

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Reporting Requirements
. Each
				case of campylobacteriosis must be reported to Department or Health District
				within three (3) working days of identification. (3-17-22)
02.
Investigation
. Each reported
				case of campylobacteriosis must be investigated to confirm the diagnosis,
				identify clusters or outbreaks of the infection and identify the source of the
				disease. (3-17-22)
03.
Restrictions - Daycare Facility
. A person excreting
Campylobacter
must not provide personal care in a daycare and
				an fecally incontinent person excreting
Campylobacter
must not
				attend a daycare facility unless an exemption is obtained from the Department
				or Health District. Before returning to work or daycare, the person must
				provide at least two (2) successive approved fecal specimens, collected at
				least twenty-four (24) hours apart, that fail to show
Campylobacter
upon testing by a licensed laboratory.
				(3-17-22)
04.
Restrictions -
				Food Service Facility
. A symptomatic person excreting
Campylobacter
is restricted from working as a food employee.
				(3-17-22)
05.
Restrictions -
				Health Care Facility
. A person excreting
Campylobacter
must not provide personal care to persons in a health care facility unless an
				exemption is obtained from the Department or Health District. Before returning
				to work, the person must provide at least two (2) successive approved fecal
				specimens, collected at least twenty-four (24) hours apart, that fail to show
Campylobacter
upon testing by a licensed laboratory.
				(3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.02.10 - IDAHO REPORTABLE DISEASES › REPORTABLE DISEASES AND CONTROL MEASURES › Section 16.02.10.170 - CANCER

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Reporting Requirements
.
				Cancer is to be reported within one hundred and eighty (180) days of its
				diagnosis or recurrence to the Cancer Data Registry of Idaho (CDRI).
				(3-17-22)
02.
Handling of
				Report
. All data reported to the CDRI is available for use in aggregate
				form for epidemiologic analysis of the incidence, prevalence, survival, and
				risk factors associated with Idaho's cancer experience. Disclosure of
				confidential information for research projects must comply with the CDRI's
				confidentiality policies as well as IDAPA 16.05.01, "Use and Disclosure of
				Department Records." (3-17-22)
03.
Cancers Designated as Reportable
. Cancers that are designated
				reportable to the CDRI include the following as described in Section
				57-1703, Idaho Code. (3-17-22)
a. Each in-situ or malignant neoplasm
				diagnosed by histology, radiology, laboratory testing, clinical observation,
				autopsy, or suggested by cytology is reportable, excluding basal cell and
				squamous cell carcinoma of the skin unless occurring on a mucous membrane and
				excluding in-situ neoplasms of the cervix. (3-17-22)
b. Benign neoplasms are reportable if
				occurring in the central nervous system including the brain, meninges, pineal
				gland, or pituitary gland. (3-17-22)
c. The use of the words "apparently,"
				"appears to," "comparable with," "compatible with," "consistent with," "favor,"
				"malignant appearing," "most likely," "presumed," "probable," "suspected,"
				"suspicious," or "typical" is sufficient to make a case reportable.
				(3-17-22)
d. The use of the words
				"questionable," "possible," "suggests," "equivocal," "approaching," "rule out,"
				"potentially malignant," or "worrisome," is not sufficient to make a case
				reportable. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.02.10 - IDAHO REPORTABLE DISEASES › REPORTABLE DISEASES AND CONTROL MEASURES › Section 16.02.10.180 - CHANCROID

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Reporting Requirements
. Each
				case of chancroid must be reported to the Department or Health District within
				three (3) working days of identification. (3-17-22)
02.
Investigation and Notification of
				Contacts
. Each reported case of chancroid must be investigated to
				determine the source and extent of contact follow-up that is required. Each
				person diagnosed with chancroid is required to inform all sexual contacts that
				they have been exposed to a sexually transmitted infection, or to provide
				specific information to health officials in order to locate these contacts. The
				contacts must be notified of the disease in order to be examined and treated
				according to Section
				39-605, Idaho Code.
				(3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.02.10 - IDAHO REPORTABLE DISEASES › REPORTABLE DISEASES AND CONTROL MEASURES › Section 16.02.10.190 - CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Reporting Requirements
. Each case of
Chlamydia
				trachomatis
infection must be reported to the Department or Health
				District within three (3) working days of identification. (3-17-22)
02.
Investigation
. Each reported
				case of
Chlamydia trachomatis
pelvic inflammatory disease may
				be investigated to determine the extent of contact follow-up that is required.
				(3-17-22)
03.
Prophylaxis of
				Newborns.
Prophylaxis against
Chlamydia trachomatis
ophthalmia neonatorum is required in IDAPA 16.02.12, "Newborn Screening."
				(3-17-22)
04.
Restrictions -
				Health Care Facility
. A person with
Chlamydia
				trachomatis
ophthalmia neonatorum in a health care facility must be
				managed under the "Guideline for Isolation Precautions in Hospitals" as
				incorporated by reference in Section
				004 of these rules.
				(3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.02.10 - IDAHO REPORTABLE DISEASES › REPORTABLE DISEASES AND CONTROL MEASURES › Section 16.02.10.200 - CHOLERA

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Reporting Requirements
. Each
				case or suspected case of cholera must be reported to the Department or Health
				District within one (1) working day. (3-17-22)
02.
Investigation
. Each reported
				case of cholera must be investigated to confirm the diagnosis, identify
				clusters or outbreaks of the infection, and identify contacts, carriers, and
				the source of the infection. (3-17-22)
03.
Handling of Report
. The
				Department and the Health District will exchange reported information within
				one (1) working day on any reported case of cholera. (3-17-22)
04.
Restrictions - Daycare
				Facility
. A person excreting
Vibrio cholerae
must not
				attend a daycare facility while fecally incontinent and must not work in any
				occupation that provides personal care to children in a daycare facility while
				the disease is in a communicable form, unless an exemption is obtained from the
				Department or Health District. (3-17-22)
05.
Restrictions - Food Service
				Facility
. A symptomatic person excreting
Vibrio
				cholerae
must be managed under IDAPA 16.02.19, "Idaho Food Code."
				(3-17-22)
06.
Restrictions -
				Health Care Facility
. A person excreting
Vibrio
				cholerae
must not work in any occupation that provides personal care
				to persons confined in a health care or residential facility while in a
				communicable form, unless an exemption is obtained from the Department or
				Health District. A person in a health care facility who has cholera must be
				managed under the "Guideline for Isolation Precautions in Hospitals," as
				incorporated in Section
				004 of these rules.
				(3-17-22)
07.
Restrictions -
				Household Contacts
. A member of the household in which there is a case
				of cholera may not work in any occupations listed in Subsections
				200.04 through
				200.06 of this rule, unless
				approved by the Department or Health District. The household member must be
				asymptomatic and provide at least one (1) approved fecal specimen found to be
				negative on a culture by a licensed laboratory prior to being approved for
				work. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.02.10 - IDAHO REPORTABLE DISEASES › REPORTABLE DISEASES AND CONTROL MEASURES › Section 16.02.10.210 - CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM

Current through August 31, 2023
Each case or suspected case of congenital hypothyroidism must
				  be reported to the Department or Health District within one (1) working day of
				  identification. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.02.10 - IDAHO REPORTABLE DISEASES › REPORTABLE DISEASES AND CONTROL MEASURES › Section 16.02.10.220 - CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Reporting Requirements
. Each
				case of cryptosporidiosis must be reported to the Department or Health District
				within three (3) working days of identification. (3-17-22)
02.
Investigation
. Each reported
				case must be investigated to identify clusters or outbreaks of the infection,
				and identify the source of the infection. (3-17-22)
03.
Restrictions - Daycare
				Facility
. A fecally incontinent person excreting
Cryptosporidium
must not attend a daycare facility. A person
				excreting
Cryptosporidium
must not provide personal care in a
				daycare facility, unless an exemption is obtained from the Department or Health
				District. This restriction will be withdrawn when: (3-17-22)
a. At least two (2) successive fecal
				specimens collected at least twenty-four (24) hours apart fail to show
Cryptosporidium
upon testing by a licensed laboratory; or
				(3-17-22)
b. Diarrhea has ceased
				for twenty-four (24) hours. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.02.10 - IDAHO REPORTABLE DISEASES › REPORTABLE DISEASES AND CONTROL MEASURES › Section 16.02.10.230 - DIPHTHERIA

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Reporting Requirements
. Each
				case or suspected case of diphtheria must be reported to the Department or
				Health District immediately, at the time of identification, day or night.
				(3-17-22)
02.
Investigation
				and Response
. Each reported case of diphtheria must be investigated to
				determine if the illness is caused by a toxigenic strain of
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
, identify clusters or outbreaks of
				the infection, and identify contacts, carriers, and the source of the
				infection. Contacts of a person with toxigenic diphtheria will be offered
				immunization against diphtheria. (3-17-22)
03.
Handling of Report
. The
				Department and the Health District will exchange reported information within
				one (1) working day on any reported case or suspected case of diphtheria.
				(3-17-22)
04.
Restrictions -
				Daycare Facility
. A person diagnosed with diphtheria must be managed
				under Section 080 of these
				rules. (3-17-22)
05.
Restrictions - Health Care Facility
. (3-17-22)
a. A person with oropharyngeal toxigenic
				diphtheria in a health care facility must be managed under the "Guideline for
				Isolation Precautions in Hospitals," as incorporated in Section
				004 of these rules. The Department
				or Health District may withdraw this isolation requirement after two (2)
				cultures of the nose and two (2) cultures from the throat, taken at least
				twenty-four (24) hours apart and at least twenty-four (24) hours after the
				completion of antibiotic therapy, fail to show toxigenic
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
upon testing by a licensed
				laboratory. (3-17-22)
b. A person
				with cutaneous toxigenic diphtheria must be placed under contact precautions.
				The Department or Health District may withdraw these precautions after two (2)
				cultures from the wound fail to show toxigenic
Corynebacterium
				diphtheriae
upon testing by a licensed laboratory.
				(3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.02.10 - IDAHO REPORTABLE DISEASES › REPORTABLE DISEASES AND CONTROL MEASURES › Section 16.02.10.235 - ECHINOCOCCOSIS

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Reporting Requirements
. Each
				case of echinococcosis must be reported to the Department or Health District
				within three (3) working days of identification. (3-17-22)
02.
Investigation
. Each reported
				case of echinococcosis must be investigated to confirm the diagnosis and to
				identify possible sources of the infection. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.02.10 - IDAHO REPORTABLE DISEASES › REPORTABLE DISEASES AND CONTROL MEASURES › Section 16.02.10.240 - ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL OR ASEPTIC

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Reporting Requirements
. Each case of viral or aseptic encephalitis,
				including meningoencephalitis, must be reported to the Department or Health
				District within three (3) working days of identification. (3-17-22)
02.
Investigation
. Each reported
				case of viral or aseptic encephalitis meningoencephalitis must be investigated
				to confirm the diagnosis, identify clusters or outbreaks of the infection, and
				identify the agent or source of the infection. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.02.10 - IDAHO REPORTABLE DISEASES › REPORTABLE DISEASES AND CONTROL MEASURES › Section 16.02.10.250 - ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H7 AND OTHER SHIGA-TOXIN PRODUCING E. COLI (STEC)

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Reporting Requirements
. Each
				case or suspected case of
Escherichia coli
O157:H7 or other
				Shiga-toxin producing
E. coli
(STEC) must be reported to the
				Department or Health District within one (1) working day of identification.
				(3-17-22)
02.
Investigation
. Each reported case must be investigated to determine if
				the person is employed as a food employee, provides personal care at a health
				care or daycare facility, or is a child attending a daycare facility. The
				investigation identifies clusters or outbreaks of the infection, and the most
				likely source of the infection. (3-17-22)
03.
Handling of Report
. The
				Department and the Health District will exchange reported information within
				one (1) working day on any reported case of
E. coli
O157:H7 or
				other Shiga-toxin producing
E. coli
(STEC).
				(3-17-22)
04.
Restrictions -
				Daycare Facility
. A person who is excreting
E. coli
O157:H7 or other STEC must not attend daycare facilities while fecally
				incontinent or provide personal care to children in a daycare facility while
				the disease is present in a communicable form without the approval of the
				Department or Health District. Before returning to work or attendance at a
				daycare, the person must provide two (2) successive approved fecal specimens
				collected at least twenty-four (24) hours apart, that fail to show
E.
				coli
O157:H7 or other STEC. (3-17-22)
05.
Restrictions - Food Service
				Facility
. A person diagnosed with
E. coli
O157:H7 or
				other STEC must be managed under IDAPA 16.02.19, "Idaho Food Code."
				(3-17-22)
06.
Restrictions -
				Health Care Facility
. A person who is excreting
E. coli
O157:H7 or other STEC must not provide personal care to persons in a health
				care facility while the disease is present in a communicable form without the
				approval of the Department or Health District. Before returning to work, the
				person must provide two (2) successive approved fecal specimens collected at
				least twenty-four (24) hours apart, that fail to show
E. coli
O157:H7 or other STEC. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.02.10 - IDAHO REPORTABLE DISEASES › REPORTABLE DISEASES AND CONTROL MEASURES › Section 16.02.10.260 - EXTRAORDINARY OCCURRENCE OF ILLNESS, INCLUDING CLUSTERS

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Reporting Requirements
.
				Cases, suspected cases, and clusters of extraordinary or unusual illness must
				be reported to the Department or Health District within one (1) working day by
				the diagnosing person. (3-17-22)
a. Unusual
				outbreaks include illnesses that may be a significant risk to the public, may
				involve a large number of persons, or are a newly described entity.
				(3-17-22)
b. Even in the absence of
				a defined etiologic agent or toxic substance, clusters of unexplained acute
				illness and early-stage disease symptoms must be reported to the Department or
				Health District within one (1) working day and investigated.
				(3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.02.10 - IDAHO REPORTABLE DISEASES › REPORTABLE DISEASES AND CONTROL MEASURES › Section 16.02.10.270 - FOOD POISONING, FOODBORNE ILLNESS, AND WATERBORNE ILLNESS

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Reporting Requirements
. Each
				case, suspected case, or outbreak of food poisoning, foodborne illness, or
				waterborne illness must be reported to the Department or Health District within
				one (1) working day of identification. (3-17-22)
02.
Investigation
. Each reported
				case or outbreak of food poisoning, foodborne illness, or waterborne illness
				must be investigated to confirm the diagnosis, determine the extent of
				transmission, identify the source, and determine if actions need to be taken to
				prevent additional cases. (3-17-22)
03.
Handling of Report
. The
				Department and the Health District will exchange reported information within
				one (1) working day of any reported case or suspected case. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.02.10 - IDAHO REPORTABLE DISEASES › REPORTABLE DISEASES AND CONTROL MEASURES › Section 16.02.10.280 - GALACTOSEMIA

Current through August 31, 2023
Each case or suspected case of galactosemia must be reported
				  to the Department or Health District within one (1) working day after
				  diagnosis. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.02.10 - IDAHO REPORTABLE DISEASES › REPORTABLE DISEASES AND CONTROL MEASURES › Section 16.02.10.290 - GIARDIASIS

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Reporting Requirements
. Each
				case of giardiasis must be reported to the Department or Health District within
				three (3) working days of identification. (3-17-22)
02.
Investigation
. Each reported
				case of giardiasis must be investigated to determine if the person is employed
				as a food employee, provides personal care at a health care or daycare
				facility, or is a child attending a daycare facility. The investigation
				identifies clusters or outbreaks of the infection, and the most likely source
				of the infection. (3-17-22)
03.
Restrictions - Daycare Facility
. A person with diarrhea who is
				excreting
Giardia lamblia
must not attend daycare while
				fecally incontinent or provide personal care to children in a daycare facility
				while the disease is present in a communicable form or until therapy is
				completed. An asymptomatic person may provide these services or attend daycare
				with specific approval of the Department or Health District.
				(3-17-22)
04.
Restrictions -
				Food Service Facility
. A symptomatic person who is excreting
Giardia lamblia
must be managed under IDAPA 16.02.19, "Idaho
				Food Code." (3-17-22)
05.
Restrictions - Health Care Facility
. A person with diarrhea who is
				excreting
Giardia lamblia
must not provide personal care to
				persons in a health care facility while the disease is present in a
				communicable form or until therapy is completed. An asymptomatic person may
				provide these services with specific approval of the Department or Health
				District. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.02.10 - IDAHO REPORTABLE DISEASES › REPORTABLE DISEASES AND CONTROL MEASURES › Section 16.02.10.300 - HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE INVASIVE DISEASE

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Reporting Requirements
. Each case or suspected case of
Haemophilus influenzae
invasive disease, including, but not
				limited to, meningitis, septicemia, bacteremia, epiglottitis, pneumonia,
				osteomyelitis and cellulitis, must be reported to the Department or Health
				District within one (1) working day of identification. (3-17-22)
02.
Investigation
. Each reported
				case of
Haemophilus influenzae
invasive disease must be
				investigated to confirm the diagnosis, identify clusters or outbreaks of the
				infection, identify contacts, and determine the need for antimicrobial
				prophylaxis of close contacts. (3-17-22)
03.
Handling of Report
. The
				Department and the Health District will exchange reported information within
				one (1) working day on any reported case of
Haemophilus
				influenzae
invasive disease. (3-17-22)
04.
Restrictions - Daycare
				Facility
. A person who is diagnosed with invasive disease caused by
Haemophilus influenzae
must not work in an occupation
				providing personal care to children, or attend a daycare facility as long as
				the disease is in a communicable form. (3-17-22)
05.
Restrictions - School
. A
				person who is diagnosed with invasive disease caused by
Haemophilus
				influenzae
must not work in any occupation where there is direct
				contact with students or attend a private, parochial, charter, or public school
				as long as the disease is in a communicable form. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.02.10 - IDAHO REPORTABLE DISEASES › REPORTABLE DISEASES AND CONTROL MEASURES › Section 16.02.10.310 - HANTAVIRUS PULMONARY SYNDROME

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Reporting Requirements
. Each case or suspected case of hantavirus
				pulmonary syndrome must be reported to the Department or Health District within
				one (1) working day of identification. (3-17-22)
02.
Investigation
. Each reported
				case of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome must be investigated to confirm the
				diagnosis, determine environmental risk factors leading to the infection, and
				determine any other at-risk individuals. (3-17-22)
03.
Handling of Report
. The
				Department and the Health District will exchange reported information within
				one (1) working day by telephone on any reported case or suspected case of
				hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.02.10 - IDAHO REPORTABLE DISEASES › REPORTABLE DISEASES AND CONTROL MEASURES › Section 16.02.10.320 - HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME (HUS)

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Reporting Requirements
. Each case of hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) or
				thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura-HUS (TTP-HUS) must be reported to the
				Department or Health District within one (1) working day. (3-17-22)
02.
Investigation
. Each case of
				HUS or TTP-HUS must be investigated to confirm the diagnosis, determine the
				etiologic agent including
E. coli
O157:H7, non-O157
				Shiga-toxin producing
E. coli
, or other enteric pathogens, and
				determine the source of infection. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.02.10 - IDAHO REPORTABLE DISEASES › REPORTABLE DISEASES AND CONTROL MEASURES › Section 16.02.10.330 - HEPATITIS A

Current through August 31, 2023
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.
				(3-17-22)
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. (3-17-22)
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. (3-17-22)
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.
				(3-17-22)
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.
				(3-17-22)
b. The Department or
				Health District may withdraw this restriction when the illness is considered to
				no longer be in a communicable form. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.02.10 - IDAHO REPORTABLE DISEASES › REPORTABLE DISEASES AND CONTROL MEASURES › Section 16.02.10.340 - HEPATITIS B

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Reporting Requirements
. Each
				case or suspected case of hepatitis B must be reported to the Department or
				Health District within one (1) working day of identification.
				(3-17-22)
02.
Investigation
. Each reported case of hepatitis B must be investigated to
				confirm the diagnosis, identify contacts and carriers, determine the need for
				prophylaxis with immune globulins, determine the need for hepatitis B vaccine,
				determine the exposure of any pregnant women, and identify possible sources of
				the infection. (3-17-22)
03.
Testing Without an Informed Consent
. A physician may order blood tests
				for hepatitis B 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. (3-17-22)
04.
Carrier Status
. The carrier
				status of a person diagnosed with hepatitis B will be determined six (6) months
				after the initial diagnosis is established. (3-17-22)
a. The carrier status will be determined by
				the presence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAG) in blood obtained at least
				six (6) months after the initial diagnosis of hepatitis B. (3-17-22)
b. The test for hepatitis B surface antigen
				(HBsAg) must be performed by a licensed laboratory. (3-17-22)
c. A person who is a carrier of hepatitis B
				must be reported to the Department or Health District by the physician at the
				time of determination for inclusion in the hepatitis B carrier registry.
				(3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.02.10 - IDAHO REPORTABLE DISEASES › REPORTABLE DISEASES AND CONTROL MEASURES › Section 16.02.10.350 - HEPATITIS C

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Reporting Requirements
. Each
				case of hepatitis C must be reported to the Department or Health District
				within three (3) working days of identification. (3-17-22)
02.
Investigation
. Each reported
				case of hepatitis C must be investigated to confirm the diagnosis and identify
				possible sources of the infection. Hepatitis C may be confirmed by presence of
				hepatitis C antibody or antigen. (3-17-22)
03.
Testing Without an Informed
				Consent
. A physician may order blood tests for hepatitis C 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. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.02.10 - IDAHO REPORTABLE DISEASES › REPORTABLE DISEASES AND CONTROL MEASURES › Section 16.02.10.360 - HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV)

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Reporting Requirements
. Each case of HIV infection, including positive
				HIV laboratory tests for HIV antibody, HIV antigen (protein or nucleic acid),
				human immunodeficiency virus isolations, or other tests of infectiousness that
				indicate HIV infection, must be reported to the Department or Health District
				within three (3) working days of identification. (3-17-22)
02.
Investigation
. Each reported
				case of HIV infection must be investigated to obtain specific clinical
				information, identify possible sources, risk factors, and contacts. Other
				manifestations of HIV infection as defined by the Centers for Disease Control
				and Prevention may be investigated. (3-17-22)
03.
Testing Without an Informed
				Consent
. A physician may order blood tests for HIV 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. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.02.10 - IDAHO REPORTABLE DISEASES › REPORTABLE DISEASES AND CONTROL MEASURES › Section 16.02.10.370 - HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Reporting Requirements
. Each case of HTLV infection must be reported to
				the Department or Health District within three (3) working days of
				identification. (3-17-22)
02.
Investigation
. Each reported case of HTLV infection must be
				investigated to determine the source of infection and evaluate risk factors.
				(3-17-22)