---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 300ff–132"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "300ff–132"
heading: "Routine notifications with respect to airborne infectious diseases in victims assisted"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/300ff-132"
units:
  - "Chapter 6A — Public Health Service"
  - "Subchapter XXIV — Hiv Health Care Services Program"
  - "Part G — Notification of Possible Exposure to Infectious Diseases"
---

# §300ff–132. Routine notifications with respect to airborne infectious diseases in victims assisted

- (a) **Routine notification of designated officer—**
  - (1) **Determination by treating facility—** If a victim of an emergency is transported by emergency response [employees](/usc/42/300gg–91.md?p=d-5) to a [medical facility](/usc/42/300s–3.md?p=11) and the [medical facility](/usc/42/300s–3.md?p=11) makes a determination that the victim has an airborne infectious disease, the [medical facility](/usc/42/300s–3.md?p=11) shall notify the designated officer of the emergency response [employees](/usc/42/300gg–91.md?p=d-5) who transported the victim to the [medical facility](/usc/42/300s–3.md?p=11) of the determination.
  - (2) **Determination by facility ascertaining cause of death—** If a victim of an emergency is transported by emergency response [employees](/usc/42/300gg–91.md?p=d-5) to a [medical facility](/usc/42/300s–3.md?p=11) and the victim dies at or before reaching the [medical facility](/usc/42/300s–3.md?p=11), the [medical facility](/usc/42/300s–3.md?p=11) ascertaining the cause of death shall notify the designated officer of the emergency response [employees](/usc/42/300gg–91.md?p=d-5) who transported the victim to the initial [medical facility](/usc/42/300s–3.md?p=11) of any determination by the [medical facility](/usc/42/300s–3.md?p=11) that the victim had an airborne infectious disease.
- (b) **Requirement of prompt notification—** With respect to a determination described in paragraph [(1)](#a-1) or [(2)](#a-2) of subsection (a), the notification required in each of such paragraphs shall be made as soon as is practicable, but not later than 48 hours after the determination is made.

## Source credit

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXVI, § 2695A, as added Pub. L. 111–87, § 13, Oct. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 2898.)

## Notes

### 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.