Regulation .06 Risk Assessment Following Bite or Non-Bite Contact to Humans.
Regulation .06 Risk Assessment Following Bite or Non-Bite Contact to Humans.LinkCopy Citation
Following the report of a bite or non-bite contact to a human, the local health officer shall conduct a risk assessment that includes a determination of:
A.
The species of animal that made the contact;
B.
Whether the animal is apparently healthy;
C.
Whether the animal is adequately vaccinated appropriate to its age;
D.
The type of contact;
E.
Whether the bite or non-bite contact was provoked and what human activity may have provoked the bite or non-bite; and
F.
The reasonable likelihood that the contact animal may have rabies or may have been exposed to rabies within the past 6 months, including information about unsupervised out-of-doors escape episodes, injuries, and other potential contacts of the animal to wild animals or bats.