A. Exposing Oneself Or Another With Contagious Disease In Public Place: Every person who wilfully exposes himself or another person, being affected with any contagious disease, in any public place or thoroughfare, except in his necessary removal in a manner not dangerous to the public health, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
B. Reports Of Disease:
1. The State Board of Health shall promulgate rules and regulations establishing a system of reporting of cases of diseases diagnosed or detected by practicing physicians and/or clinical laboratories which come within the purview of this section. A reporting system established by the board shall be applicable to penal and eleemosynary institutions. Failure or refusal to report diseases as required by the board shall constitute a misdemeanor.
2. It shall be the duty of each County or local Health Officer to report the existence of disease in his jurisdiction, as may be required by rules and regulations of the State Board of Health.
C. Quarantine:
1. Whenever a County or local Health Officer determines or suspects that a person has been exposed to and may be incubating a communicable disease of public health concern, the County or local Health Officer may impose a quarantine upon such person and require such person to remain out of public contact and in the place or premises where such person usually stays. Notice thereof shall be given in accordance with the rules and regulations of the State Board of Health. It shall be unlawful for such person, or any other person, to violate the terms or conditions of the quarantine.
2. Whenever a County or local Health Officer determines or suspects that a person has a communicable disease of public health concern, the County or local Health Officer may impose isolation upon such person and require such person to remain out of public contact and in an adequate treatment facility or in the place or premises where such person usually stays. Notice thereof shall be given in accordance with the rules and regulations of the State Board of Health. It shall be unlawful for such person, or any other person, to violate the terms or conditions of the isolation.
3. District Courts shall be authorized to grant injunctive relief, including temporary injunctions and temporary restraining orders, to compel compliance with a quarantine or isolation order issued by a County or local Health Officer pursuant to this section.
D. Removal Of Diseased Persons Authorized: A County or local Health Officer may cause any person in his jurisdiction, found to be infected with a communicable disease, to be removed to a hospital or other place for the reception of infected persons, unless such person be sick in his own place of residence or cannot be moved without danger to his life. (2007 Code §§ 9-1, 9-2, 9-3; amd. 2019 Code)