NAC441A.555. Hansen’s disease (leprosy).

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1. The health authority shall investigate each report of a case having Hansen’s disease (leprosy) to confirm the diagnosis and to identify any contacts residing in the same household as the case.

2. A contact residing in the same household as a case having Hansen’s disease (leprosy) shall obtain an examination by a physician for signs of the disease as soon as possible after diagnosis of the index case, and at 6- to 12-month intervals for not less than 5 years after his or her last contact with the case while infectious.

(Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 1-24-92; A by R087-08, 1-13-2011)

                    
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