With the exception of circumstances encompassed by Title 20, when any contagious or infectious disease shall become or threaten to become epidemic, and the local authorities shall neglect or refuse to enforce efficient measures for its prevention, the Secretary or the Secretary's designee may appoint a medical officer and such assistants as the Department or Division may require and authorize such medical officer to enforce such orders or regulations as the Secretary deems necessary. Provisions of Title 20 which conflict with provisions of this section shall take precedence over this section.
Structure Delaware Code
Chapter 1. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES
Subchapter II. Powers and Duties Generally; Regulations and Orders
§ 121. Successor to powers of abolished health and welfare agencies.
§ 122. Powers and duties of the Department of Health and Social Services.
§ 123. Reports from public institutions, Division of Professional Regulation and resorts; penalties.
§ 124. Fluoridation of a water supply.
§ 125. Preservation of public health within incorporated towns; local sanitation matters; expenses.
§ 126. Regulations and orders of Department and Secretary — Effect; distribution.
§ 127. Regulations and orders of Department and Secretary — Duty of enforcement; penalty.
§ 128. Powers as advisory board; investigations; abatement of nuisances.
§ 129. Threatened epidemics; appointment of officers to enforce regulations and orders.
§ 130. Reporting of potential or existing public health emergencies.
§ 131. Survey of hospitals and health centers — Required.
§ 132. Acceptance of federal grants.
§ 133. Cancer; Delaware Cancer Consortium.
§ 135. Services to public water systems.
§ 136. Healthy Lifestyles and Tobacco-Related Disease Prevention Fund.
§ 138. Community-based Naloxone access program.
§ 139. Certification and procedures for animal welfare officers.