{"id":"DUT-IN-008","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Indiana","state":"IN","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Indiana Department of Health, Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Prevention Division","authority":"Ind. Code 16-41-2-1; 410 IAC 1-2.5 (the document reproduces the statute and the rule\u0027s definitions and section 79)","instrument":"\u0027LHD guidance on Communicable Disease Laws\u0027 (guidance to local health departments, with the statutory and regulatory text appended; footer \u0027Last updated: 10.25.21\u0027)","title":"Local health department guidance stating that Indiana communicable-disease law requires compliance with control measures for COVID-19","dateIssued":"2021-10-25","effective":"Describes the standing duties of Ind. Code 16-41-2-1 and 410 IAC 1-2.5, in force on every day of 2020 Q2 through 2021 Q3; the document itself post-dates 2021 Q3 by 25 days","end":"standing (the underlying law); the guidance remains posted","startDate":"2021-10-25","endDate":"","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["DUTY","QUAR","SCH"],"addressees":["persons generally (individuals); schools; health care settings; local health departments"],"clause":"In Indiana, communicable disease laws require individuals, schools, healthcare settings, etc. to comply with disease intervention activities, called control measures, to help stop the spread of disease. Pursuant to IC 16-41-2-1, the Indiana Department of Health is required to publish a list of reportable communicable diseases and their control measures on its website.","enforcement":"As stated in the appended law: Ind. Code 16-41-9-1.5 and 410 IAC 1-2.5-79 (Exs. DUT-IN-001, DUT-IN-007)","functions":[],"notes":"The Department states, as the health authority charged with the law\u0027s administration, that Indiana\u0027s communicable-disease laws \u0027require\u0027 individuals and institutions to comply with the control measures (reporting, contact tracing, isolation of positive cases, quarantine of close contacts) and directs local health departments to \u0027ensure appropriate protocols are in place.\u0027 Character as recorded: agency_position_statement (web page).","sourceUrl":"https://www.in.gov/health/idepd/files/nbs-surveillance/LHD%20Guidance%20on%20Communicable%20Disease%20Laws","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":256943,"grade":"primary","character":"agency_position_statement","description":"","collection":"DUT-IN","url":"/library/DUT-IN-008","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-IN-008","citation":"Indiana Department of Health, Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Prevention Division, \u0027LHD guidance on Communicable Disease Laws\u0027 (guidance to local health departments, with the statutory and regulatory text appended; footer \u0027Last updated: 10.25.21\u0027) (standing) (Ex. DUT-IN-008)","stateName":"Indiana","related":["DUT-IN-001","DUT-IN-007"]}