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Ex. IN-092 Order Primary source read

COVID-19 Control Measures under 410 IAC 1 (updated July 19, 2021)

Specific control measures for COVID-19: mandatory reporting, case investigation, isolation of cases, quarantine of close contacts, outbreak control in schools, health care and congregate settings

Indiana Department of Health (State Health Commissioner) · Indiana (Sector regulator)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Indiana
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
Ind. Code § 16-41-2-1; 410 IAC 1-2.5-79 (communicable disease reporting and control rule); incorporated by EO 21-19 ¶ 4, EO 21-24 ¶ 6 and EO 21-27 ¶ 7; reporting also required by Commissioner Order CO 21-01
Issued
2021-07-19 July 19, 2021
Effective
2021-07-19 (given executive-order status Aug. 1, 2021 by EO 21-19) (read as 2021-07-19)
End
In force through Q3 2021 and after (rescinded with the emergency Mar. 3, 2022 as to EO incorporation; the 410 IAC 1 rule continued) (read as 2022-03-03)
In force
July 19, 2021 to Mar. 3, 2022
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Schools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation
Addressees
  • laboratories and providers (reporting)
  • every individual who tests positive
  • every unvaccinated close contact
  • schools, preschools, daycare, post-secondary facilities
  • health care settings
  • long-term care, jails and group-living facilities
  • employers (exclusion from employment)
Functions reached
  • WF workforce (isolation and quarantine with exclusion from employment)
  • IN and EC (school and child-care exclusion, tracing, reporting)
  • IC infection control (health-care worker exclusion)
  • RS residential care
  • CB
Collection
Indiana IN

Operative words

(1) Every laboratory confirmed case of COVID-19 shall be reported to the local health officer and Indiana Department of Health within twenty-four (24) hours.... (4) Individuals who test positive for COVID-19 shall isolate, including exclusion from schools, preschools, daycare settings, employment, and public places, until: A. At least 10 days following the onset of symptoms or, if asymptomatic, at least 10 days from the date of collection of the positive test and must be at least 24 hours fever-free without fever-reducing medications and symptom improvement. (5) Asymptomatic individuals, unless fully vaccinated or recovered from a COVID-19 infection within the past 90 days, who are identified as a close contact of a COVID-19 case shall quarantine, including exclusion from schools, preschools, daycare settings, employment, and public places, until: A. 14 days after the date of last exposure; B. 10 days after the date of last exposure, following additional precautions for days 11-14; or C. 7 days after date of last exposure with a negative PCR test result occurring on day 5 or later... (9) For outbreak control in health care settings, all health care workers and employees who have been exposed to COVID-19 should be excluded from the facility, unless fully vaccinated, recovered from a COVID-19 infection within the past 90 days, or until the appropriate quarantine or isolation period has ended.

Enforcement

Communicable disease control rule under Ind. Code § 16-41-2-1 and 410 IAC 1; incorporated in EO 21-19, 21-24 and 21-27; school personnel 'shall' conduct absenteeism inquiries, report cases and send exclusion notices the same day

Notes

The force-of-law quarantine and isolation instrument in force in Indiana on every day of Q3 2021, with the vaccination-conditioned exemption that made workforce availability turn on vaccination status.

Retrieval note

Three pages, each footed 'Updated 7/19/2021'.