37.114.559    MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT ORGANISMS (MDROs)

(1) For cases or outbreaks of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDROs), control measurers outlined in the "Interim Guidance for a Public Health Response to Contain Novel or Targeted Multidrug-resistant Organisms (MDROs)," updated January 2019, must be applied and infection control precautions appropriate to the event must be implemented. 

(2) The department will provide consultation, assist with investigations, and coordinate responses in healthcare facility and community settings at the request of the local health officer.

History: 50-1-202, MCA; IMP, 50-1-202, MCA; NEW, 2019 MAR p. 1745, Eff. 1/1/20.