R9-6-305. Control Measures for Multi-drug-resistant Organisms

Case control measures: 1. A diagnosing health care provider or an administrator of a health care institution transferring a case with active infection or colonization of a bacterial or fungal disease, for which the agent is known to be a multi-drug-resistant organism, to another health care provider or health care institution or to a correctional facility shall, either personally or through a representative, ensure that the receiving health care provider, health care institution, or correctional facility is informed that the case is infected or colonized with a multi-drug-resistant organism and the type of isolation precautions being used for the case. 2. An administrator of the correctional facility transferring a case with active infection or colonization of a bacterial disease or fungal, for which the agent is known to be a multi-drug-resistant organism, to another correctional facility or to a health care institution shall, either personally or through a representative, ensure that the receiving correctional facility or health care institution is informed that the case is infected or colonized with a multi-drugresistant organism and the type of isolation precautions being used for the case.