HAR §11-156.1-38. Disease control measures

(a) The department shall establish and use appropriate disease control measures to manage communicable diseases based on best available evidence and consistent with currently accepted standards, as determined by the department. (b) The department shall publish disease control measures for communicable diseases on the department website. (c) A health care provider attending a case or suspected case of a reportable disease shall provide adequate and understandable instruction in the disease control measures established pursuant to subsection (a) to the case, suspected case, contacts, or the case's or suspected case's family members or caregivers to prevent the spread of the disease. (d) A health care provider attending a case, suspected case, or contact of a case or suspected case shall notify the department of known barriers that might impede or prevent compliance with disease control measures or the name, address, and other pertinent information for a person exhibiting noncompliant behavior. [Eff MAR 20 2026 ] (Auth: HRS §§321-9, 325-13) (Imp: HRS §§321-1, 321-31, 325-1.5, 325-8) 156.1-22 3625