2-112-140 Immunization treatment and vaccination.

   The Department shall keep on hand at all times, so far as is practical, a sufficient quantity of antitoxins and vaccines to permit the treatment or immunization of any person who may apply for treatment or immunization. No charge shall be made for treatment with antitoxin or by immunization and the Commissioner shall issue a certificate of immunization to any child who shall have been immunized and who shall require such a certificate for admission to a public or private school.

(Prior code § 9-14; Amend Coun. J. 2-24-21, p. 27657, Art. I, § 1)

Editor's note – Formerly § 2-112-180. Coun. J. 2-24-21, p. 27657, Art. I, § 1, renumbered former § 2-112-140 as current § 2-112-090.

2-112-150 Compulsory vaccination limitations.

   The Commissioner shall not pass any rule which will compel any person to submit to immunization or to any medication against his will or without his consent, or in the case of a minor or other person under disability, without the consent of his parent, guardian, or conservator, except when there shall be an epidemic of a disease, or an epidemic is or appears to be imminent, and such a rule is necessary to arrest the epidemic and safeguard the health of the City.

(Prior code § 9-15; Amend Coun. J. 2-24-21, p. 27657, Art. I, § 1)

Editor's note – Formerly § 2-112-190. Coun. J. 2-24-21, p. 27657, Art. I, § 1, renumbered former § 2-112-150 as current § 2-112-100.

2-112-160 Disinfection of premises.

   The Department shall have power to cause any building or any premises to be cleansed, disinfected, or closed to visitors and prevent persons from entering thereto while any such building or premises contains any person having communicable disease. The Commissioner may direct any nuisance to be abated, or unwholesome matter or substance to be removed from any building or premises, and may prescribe the time and mode of doing so, and take any other measures it may deem necessary and proper to prevent the spread of any communicable disease.

(Prior code § 9-16 (a); Amend Coun. J. 2-24-21, p. 27657, Art. I, § 1)

Editor's note – Formerly § 2-112-200. Coun. J. 2-24-21, p. 27657, Art. I, § 1, renumbered former § 2-112-160 as current § 2-112-110.

2-112-170 Power to order vacation of premises.

   The Department shall have the power and is hereby authorized to cause the vacation of buildings and/or premises where such buildings or premises, or any portion thereof, are found to be unfit for human habitation from any of the conditions deemed as health, safety, or environmental hazards.

(Prior code § 9-16 (b); Amend Coun. J. 2-24-21, p. 27657, Art. I, § 1)

Editor's note – Formerly § 2-112-210. Coun. J. 2-24-21, p. 27657, Art. I, § 1, renumbered former § 2-112-170 as current § 2-112-130.

2-112-180 Health and safety hazards – Investigation authority.

   The Department is hereby authorized to investigate all premises where business and/or manufacturing is carried out for the purpose of determining that such premises are free from health and safety hazards which might affect the health and safety of persons employed therein or of the general public who may enter such premises.

(Prior code § 9-16 (c); Amend Coun. J. 2-24-21, p. 27657, Art. I, § 1)

Editor's note – Formerly § 2-112-220. Coun. J. 2-24-21, p. 27657, Art. I, § 1, renumbered former § 2-112-180 as current § 2-112-140.

2-112-190 Health-related agreements with the Chicago Board of Education and other City of Chicago schools.

   The Commissioner is authorized to negotiate and execute, with the Chicago Board of Education, intergovernmental agreements for the promotion and/or protection of public health. The Commissioner is also authorized to negotiate and execute, with the board of directors or governing body of any entity managing, controlling or operating any secular or non-secular elementary, middle or secondary school within the City, agreements for the provision, by or through the Department, of dental and/or vision services to students at such schools. The Commissioner is authorized to perform any and all acts, including the expenditure of funds subject to appropriation therefor, as shall be necessary or advisable in connection with the implementation of such agreements, including any renewals thereto, and including provisions providing indemnification.

(Added Coun. J. 5-13-09, p. 61085, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 5-6-15, p. 108290, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 1-23-19, p. 94245, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 2-24-21, p. 27657, Art. I, § 1)

Editor's note – Formerly § 2-112-230. Coun. J. 2-24-21, p. 27657, Art. I, § 1, renumbered former § 2-112-190 as current § 2-112-150. Coun. J. 10-3-01, p. 68130, § 1, repealed former § 2-122-230, which pertained to communicable disease hospitals.

2-112-200 Health-related agreements authorized under the National and Community Services Trust Act.

   The Commissioner is authorized to negotiate and execute agreements, with appropriate persons or entities, including, but not limited to, the Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago, in connection with the implementation of programs authorized under the National and Community Services Trust Act of 1993, codified at 42 U.S.C. 12651, et seq. Such agreements shall contain terms and conditions that the Commissioner deems to be appropriate. The Commissioner is authorized to perform any and all acts, including the expenditure of funds subject to appropriation therefor, as shall be necessary or advisable in connection with the implementation of such agreements, including any renewals thereto, and including provisions providing indemnification. If, pursuant to any such agreement, the Department will act as a host site for a national service volunteer, such agreement shall be subject to review and approval by the Inspector General, or the Inspector General's designee, for compliance with the provisions of the City's hiring plan, as defined in subsection (a) of Section 2-56-035, and related policies and procedures.

(Added Coun. J. 7-24-13, p. 57873, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 2-24-21, p. 27657, Art. I, § 1)

Editor's note – Formerly § 2-112-233. Coun. J. 2-24-21, p. 27657, Art. I, § 1, renumbered former § 2-112-200 as current § 2-112-160.