28 Pa. Code § 27.23. Reporting of cases by persons other than health care practitioners, health care facilities, veterinarians or laboratories.

§ 27.23. Reporting of cases by persons other than health care practitioners, health care facilities, veterinarians or laboratories.

Except with respect to reporting cancer, AIDS, CD4 T-lymphocyte counts and percentages, HIV test results or perinatal exposure of a newborn to HIV, HIV viral load results, including detectable and undetectable viral load results, and HIV genotype test results, individuals in charge of the following types of group facilities identifying a disease, infection or condition listed in §  27.21a (relating to reporting of cases by health care practitioners and health care facilities) by symptom, appearance or diagnosis shall make a report within the timeframes required in §  27.21a:
   (1)  Institutions maintaining dormitories and living rooms.
   (2)  Orphanages.
   (3)  Child care group settings.

Authority

   The provisions of this §  27.23 amended under section 16(a) and (b) of the Disease Prevention and Control Law of 1955 (35 P.S. §  521.16(a) and (b)); sections 2102(g), 2106(a) and 2111(b) of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. § §  532(g), 536(a) and 541(b)); and section 803 of the Health Care Facilities Act (35 P.S. §  448.803).

Source

   The provisions of this §  27.23 amended January 25, 2002, effective January 26, 2002, 32 Pa.B. 491; amended July 19, 2002, effective July 20, 2002, 32 Pa.B. 3597; amended October 30, 2020, effective October 31, 2020, 50 Pa.B. 5981. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (290022).

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