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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".09" citation="COMAR 10.06.02.09" title_num="10" subtitle_num="06" chapter_num="02" heading="Laboratory Testing.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A local health officer or local animal control authority shall submit rabies specimens for laboratory testing.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The director of the rabies testing laboratory shall promptly forward a copy of the results of a rabies examination to the:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Local health officer;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Individual that originally submitted the specimen to the laboratory from the local animal control authority; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Public Health Veterinarian.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The director of the rabies testing laboratory shall promptly report by telephone to the local health officer a positive rabies finding on a specimen from an animal that has been involved in bite or non-bite contact with an individual.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>After receiving results of a positive finding of rabies, the local health officer shall notify the attending physician or attending veterinarian by telephone.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>