Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§300ff–131 Infectious Diseases and Circumstances Relevant to Notification Requirements

Title 42 › CHAPTER 6A — PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › SUBCHAPTER XXIV — HIV HEALTH CARE SERVICES PROGRAM › Part G — Notification of Possible Exposure to Infectious Diseases › § 300ff–131

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must, no later than 180 days after October 30, 2009, finish three things: a list of life‑threatening infectious diseases (including new ones) that emergency responders might face in emergencies; simple rules about when responders could be exposed, based on how response work is done; and rules for how medical facilities should make certain related medical decisions. The list must mark which diseases spread through the air. The Secretary must send the list and rules to state health officials for wider sharing and must make them available to the public.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §300ff–131

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

(a)In general

Not later than 180 days after October 30, 2009, the Secretary shall complete the development of— (1)

(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)Specification of airborne infectious diseases

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)Dissemination

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

Citations & Metadata

Citation

42 U.S.C. § 300ff–131

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110