NAC441A.415. Rabies control authority: Investigate report of person bitten by rabies-susceptible animal; ensure proper procedures carried out for confinement, testing, quarantine or euthanasia of biting animal.

     1. The rabies control authority shall investigate each report of a person bitten by a rabies-susceptible animal to confirm the report, to gather information about the circumstances of the biting incident, to determine the disposition of the biting animal and to make recommendations for postexposure rabies prophylaxis. If the rabies control authority is not the health authority, all recommendations for postexposure prophylaxis shall be made in accordance with a protocol established by the health authority.

     2. The rabies control authority shall ensure that the proper procedures are carried out for the confinement, testing, quarantine or euthanasia of the biting animal as specified in NAC 441A.425. Lagomorphs (rabbits and hares) and rodents must be submitted for laboratory testing only under exceptional circumstances such as an unprovoked attack.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 1-24-92)