2011 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 6A - PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE (§§ 201 - 300mm-61)
Subchapter XXIV - HIV HEALTH CARE SERVICES PROGRAM (§§ 300ff - 300ff-140)
Part G - Notification of Possible Exposure to Infectious Diseases (§§ 300ff-131 - 300ff-140)
Section 300ff-131 - Infectious diseases and circumstances relevant to notification requirements
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 6A - PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE SUBCHAPTER XXIV - HIV HEALTH CARE SERVICES PROGRAM Part G - Notification of Possible Exposure to Infectious Diseases Sec. 300ff-131 - Infectious diseases and circumstances relevant to notification requirements |
Contains | section 300ff-131 |
Date | 2011 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXVI, §2695, as added Pub. L. 111-87, §13, Oct. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 2897. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 123 Stat. 2897 |
Public Law References | Public Law 111-87 |
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Not later than 180 days after October 30, 2009, the Secretary shall complete the development of—
(1) a list of potentially life-threatening infectious diseases, including emerging infectious diseases, to which emergency response employees may be exposed in responding to emergencies;
(2) guidelines describing the circumstances in which such employees may be exposed to such diseases, taking into account the conditions under which emergency response is provided; and
(3) guidelines describing the manner in which medical facilities should make determinations for purposes of section 300ff–133(d) of this title.
(b) Specification of airborne infectious diseasesThe list developed by the Secretary under subsection (a)(1) shall include a specification of those infectious diseases on the list that are routinely transmitted through airborne or aerosolized means.
(c) DisseminationThe Secretary shall—
(1) transmit to State public health officers copies of the list and guidelines developed by the Secretary under subsection (a) with the request that the officers disseminate such copies as appropriate throughout the States; and
(2) make such copies available to the public.
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXVI, §2695, as added Pub. L. 111–87, §13, Oct. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 2897.)
Effective DatePart effective as if enacted on Sept. 30, 2009, see section 2(a)(3)(B) of Pub. L. 111–87, set out as an Effective Date of 2009 Amendment; Revival of Section note under section 300ff–11 of this title.
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