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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: April 18, 2024) |
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64. Department of Health |
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64D. Division of Disease Control |
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64D-3. Control Of Communicable Diseases And Conditions Which May Significantly Affect Public Health |
64D-3.037. Authority of the DOH County Health Department Director or Administrator and State Health Officer
1(1) The State Health Officer, or the county health department director or administrator or their designee, shall have the authority to give public notice of quarantine as defined in Rule 3164D-3.038, 32F.A.C., and to initiate or terminate conditions of quarantine for purposes of controlling the spread of notifiable diseases or other disease conditions.
54(2) The persons in charge of all premises upon which a person or persons or animals are quarantined shall allow access to the county health department director or administrator, the State Health Officer, or either of their designated representatives to assure that provisions of this chapter and orders applicable to the cases involved are observed.
109(3) The State Health Officer, or the county health department director or administrator or their designee, shall have the authority to designate a setting as a sensitive situation as defined in subsection 14164D-3.028(22), 142F.A.C., and to initiate or terminate conditions to control the spread of disease in such settings.
158(4) The quarantine shall remain in effect until the situation no longer represents a public health hazard as determined by the county health department director or administrator or their designated representative.
189Rulemaking Authority 191381.0011, 192381.003(2), 193381.00315(4), 194(5), (6), 196384.33 FS. 198Law Implemented 200154.04, 201381.0011(3), 202381.003(1), 203381.00315(4), 204(5), 205384.28, 206392.56 FS. 208History–New 11-20-06.
