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Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§300ff–135 Notification of Employee

Title 42 › CHAPTER 6A — PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › SUBCHAPTER XXIV — HIV HEALTH CARE SERVICES PROGRAM › Part G — Notification of Possible Exposure to Infectious Diseases › § 300ff–135

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

When a designated officer gets a notice under section 300ff–132 or 300ff–133(d)(2), they must, as soon as they can, tell every emergency responder who was at the incident and who, under the Secretary’s guidelines, might have been exposed to an infectious disease. The notice must say the worker may have been exposed and name the disease, tell any medical steps the worker should take under the Secretary’s guidelines, and, if appropriate under those guidelines, give the date of the emergency. If the officer later gets a response under paragraph (3) or (4) of subsection (d) of section 300ff–133, or under subsection (g)(1) of that section, they must promptly tell the employee what that response was.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §300ff–135

The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)In general
After receiving a notification for purposes of section 300ff–132 or 300ff–133(d)(2) of this title, a designated officer of emergency response employees shall, to the extent practicable, immediately notify each of such employees who—
(1)responded to the emergency involved; and
(2)as indicated by guidelines developed by the Secretary, may have been exposed to an infectious disease.
(b)Certain contents of notification to employee
A notification under this subsection to an emergency response employee shall inform the employee of— (1)
(2)any action by the employee that, as indicated by guidelines developed by the Secretary, is medically appropriate; and
(3)if medically appropriate under such criteria, the date of such emergency.
(c)Responses other than notification of exposure
After receiving a response under paragraph (3) or (4) of subsection (d) of section 300ff–133 of this title, or a response under subsection (g)(1) of such section, the designated officer for the employee shall, to the extent practicable, immediately inform the employee of the response.

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

Citations & Metadata

Citation

42 U.S.C. § 300ff–135

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110