Control of a Case (Human). A health care provider shall apply contact isolation to the case for the period of communicability. Control of Contacts. A health officer or health care provider shall evaluate individually a close contact or hospital contact to determine the need for post-exposure rabies prophylaxis. A health care provider shall warn an immediate attendant of the hazard of infection. Infection Control. A health care provider shall practice contact isolation. Confinement or Examination of Animals. A health officer or the Maryland Public Health Veterinarian shall direct the quarantine, examination, control, and disposition of any animal that bites or otherwise potentially exposes a human to rabies, according to COMAR 10.06.02.