# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 17 — Swimming Pools and Spas

### Chapter 01 — Public Swimming Pools and Spas

#### Regulation .50 Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases.

*COMAR 10.17.01.50*

A. An owner may not knowingly permit an individual to enter the water of a public pool or spa who has:

  (1) An infectious or contagious disease that may be transmitted through water;

  (2) An open cut, blister, or other lesion; or

  (3) Diarrhea.

B. An owner or operator may not prohibit an individual from entering the water of a public pool or spa if a physician certifies that the individual's condition is not infectious or contagious by waterborne transmission.