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§300ff–131 Infectious diseases and circumstances relevant to notification requirements

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Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must, no later than 180 days after October 30, 2009, finish making three things: a list of life‑threatening infectious diseases (including new ones) that emergency responders might face; simple rules about when those responders could be exposed, based on how emergencies are handled; and rules for how medical facilities should make related decisions. The list must mark which diseases spread by air or aerosol. The Secretary must send the list and rules to State public health officers for sharing and must make them available to the public.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §300ff–131

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(a)Not later than 180 days after October 30, 2009, the Secretary shall complete the development of—

(1)a list of potentially life-threatening infectious diseases, including emerging infectious diseases, to which emergency response employees may be exposed in responding to emergencies;

(2)guidelines describing the circumstances in which such employees may be exposed to such diseases, taking into account the conditions under which emergency response is provided; and

(3)guidelines describing the manner in which medical facilities should make determinations for purposes of section 300ff–133(d) of this title.

(b)The list developed by the Secretary under subsection (a)(1) shall include a specification of those infectious diseases on the list that are routinely transmitted through airborne or aerosolized means.

(c)The Secretary shall—

(1)transmit to State public health officers copies of the list and guidelines developed by the Secretary under subsection (a) with the request that the officers disseminate such copies as appropriate throughout the States; and

(2)make such copies available to the public.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective as if enacted on Sept. 30, 2009, see section 2(a)(3)(B) of Pub. L. 111–87, set out as an

Effective Date

of 2009 Amendment; Revival of Section note under section 300ff–11 of this title.

Reference

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 300ff–131

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73