NAC441A.572. Hepatitis E.

     1. The health authority shall investigate each report of a case having hepatitis E to confirm the diagnosis, identify any contacts or other cases, determine the extent of any outbreak, identify the source of the infection and determine if the case is employed in a sensitive occupation or is a child attending a school or child care facility.

     2. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a case having hepatitis E shall not work in a sensitive occupation. The health authority may waive the provisions of this subsection if a case is considered not to be infectious.

     3. The health authority shall instruct cases having hepatitis E of the need for and proper method of hand washing after defecation.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R087-08, eff. 1-13-2011)