3701-3-22 Information to be obtained regarding suspected cases.

(A) Any physician who diagnoses or treats, or other person who otherwise has knowledge of a case or suspected case of a sexually transmitted disease shall, in addition to the report required in rules 3701-3-02 to 3701-3-07 of the Administrative Code obtain the following information, as applicable and shall include such information with the case report to the health commissioner or his or her designee.

(1) The name, address, age, sex, and race of the infected case individual;

(2) Such other information as will permit such case to be located; and

(3) The information required in paragraphs (A)(1) and (A)(2) of this rule of all persons associated with such case or suspected case who might reasonably be suspected of harboring or having acquired a sexually transmitted disease.

(B) A physician diagnosing or treating an individual for infection with the human immunodeficiency virus, or other person who otherwise provides an individual with a diagnosis of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus, shall make a good faith effort to obtain the following:

(1) The name, address, age, sex, race, and such other information as to permit the location of the case individual’s current marriage partner and the same information as to permit the location of any marriage partner of the case individual within a ten year period prior to diagnosis of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus; and

(2) The name, address, age, sex, race, and such other information as to permit the location of all persons associated with the case individual who might reasonably be suspected of having been exposed to infection with the human immunodeficiency virus.

The diagnosing or treating physician or other person providing the diagnosis shall report the information obtained to the health commissioner or his or her designee in the health district where the individual resides, or shall refer the individual to the Ohio department of health’s sexually transmitted disease partner notification system.

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 05/08/2008 and 05/01/2013

Promulgated Under: 119.03

Statutory Authority: 3701.13, 3701.24, 3701.34, 3707.06

Rule Amplifies: 3701.24, 3707.06

Prior Effective Dates: 4/1/1964, 3/13/80, 7/23/98