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Executive Order Number 16-29 <br />• Directs State Health Officer (SHO) and Surgeon General to <br />declare Public Health Emergency in counties with imported <br />cases <br />• Directs meetings be convened in the impacted counties to <br />discuss mosquito control best practices and outreach to <br />communities with high risk or vulnerable populations <br />• County Health Officers for affected counties develop <br />outreach program for local medical professionals to increase <br />awareness and access to diagnostic tools <br />tv <br />Emergency Rules Noticed <br />• Noticed February 5, 2016 <br />• 64DER16-1(64D-3.029) Diseases or Conditions to be <br />Reported <br />• Requires immediate reporting to DOH of suspected or <br />confirmed cases of the Zika virus by physicians, hospitals, and <br />laboratories <br />• 64DER16-2 (64D-3.040) Procedures for Control of Specific <br />Communicable Diseases <br />• Hospitals with suspected or confirmed cases of the Zika virus <br />shall provide case status reports every 24 hours <br />• Physicians with suspected or confirmed cases of the Zika virus <br />shall provide case status reports every 72 hours <br />dab <br />3. d . 4 <br />