§300ff–84. Procedures for notification of exposure

(a) Contents of notification to officer

In making a notification required under section 300ff–82 of this title or section 300ff–83(d)(2) of this title, a medical facility shall provide-

(1) the name of the infectious disease involved; and

(2) the date on which the victim of the emergency involved was transported by emergency response employees to the medical facility involved.

(b) Manner of notification

If a notification under section 300ff–82 of this title or section 300ff–83(d)(2) of this title is mailed or otherwise indirectly made-

(1) the medical facility sending the notification shall, upon sending the notification, inform the designated officer to whom the notification is sent of the fact that the notification has been sent; and

(2) such designated officer shall, not later than 10 days after being informed by the medical facility that the notification has been sent, inform such medical facility whether the designated officer has received the notification.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXVI, §2684, as added Pub. L. 101–381, title IV, §411(a), Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 626 ; amended Pub. L. 104–146, §12(c)(10), May 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1374 .)

Amendments

1996-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–146 substituted "section 300ff–83(d)(2)" for "section 300ff–82(d)(2)" in introductory provisions.

Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 104–146 effective Oct. 1, 1996, see section 13 of Pub. L. 104–146, set out as a note under section 300ff–11 of this title.