Emergency Local Health Rule Relating to COVID-19, EHR-2020-002, Quarantine and Isolation

The record

Jurisdiction

Gallatin County, Montana · Montana

Level

County

Authority

Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-116(1)(e)(iii), (2)(c)(i); 50-2-124

Issued

2020-04-15 Apr. 15, 2020

Effective

2020-04-15 ('effective immediately upon its passage by the Board of Health on April 15, 2020') (read as 2020-04-15)

End

Enforcement mechanism removed by the Board in April 2021 (secondary, MT-077) (read as 2021-03-31)

In force

Apr. 15, 2020 to Mar. 31, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Quarantine and isolation

Addressees

• individuals with COVID-19 symptoms with a test pending
• close contacts of known cases
• individuals who test positive

Functions reached

• WF workforce (quarantine and isolation of employees)
• HR
• QUAR

Collection

Montana MT

Operative words

On April 15, 2020, the Gallatin City-County Board of Health adopted Emergency Local Health Rule (EHR) 2020-002 ordering the Quarantine of individuals with COVID-19 symptoms who have a test pending or who are identified as a close contact of someone who is a known case for COVID-19, and ordering the Isolation of individuals who test positive for COVID-19. The emergency local health rule was adopted to deal with COVID-19, an emergency situation affecting the public health, safety and welfare of the residents of Gallatin County and to provide for additional enforcement mechanisms provided under Section 50-2-124, Montana Code Annotated (MCA). (Board notice of Apr. 16, 2020)

Enforcement

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