R9-6-345. Hansen’s Disease (Leprosy)

A. Case control measures: A local health agency shall: 1. Conduct an epidemiologic investigation of each reported Hansen’s disease case or suspect case; and 2. For each Hansen’s disease case, submit to the Department, as specified in Table 2.4, the information required under R9-6-206(D). B. Contact control measures: In consultation with the Department, a local health agency shall examine contacts of a Hansen’s disease case, if indicated, for signs and symptoms of leprosy at six-to-twelve month intervals for five years after the last exposure to an infectious case.