Md. Code Regs. 10.06.02.06 - Risk Assessment Following Bite or Non-Bite Contact to Humans

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.

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Md. Code Regs. 10.06.02.06

Regulations .06 adopted effective November 16, 1998 (25:23 Md. R. 1696)
Regulation .06 amended effective 42:18 Md. R. 1174, eff.9/14/2015