Sec. 9. (a) Not more than thirty (30) days after the proposed release from a state penal institution of a prisoner who is known to have:
(1) tuberculosis in a communicable stage; or
(2) another serious communicable disease;
the chief administrative officer of the penal institution shall report to the state department the name, address, age, sex, and date of release of the prisoner.
(b) The state department shall provide the information furnished the state department under subsection (a) to the health officer having jurisdiction over the prisoner's destination address.
(c) Each health officer where the prisoner may be found has jurisdiction over the released prisoner.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-10.5-18.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.112-2020, SEC.38.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease
16-41-9-1.5. Isolation; Quarantine; Notice; Hearing; Orders; Renewal; Crime; Rules
16-41-9-1.6. Actions of Public Health Authority in Event of Quarantine
16-41-9-1.7. Immunization Programs
16-41-9-3. Students With a Serious Communicable Disease; Exclusion From School
16-41-9-6. Detained Individuals With a Communicable Disease; Isolation; Unauthorized Absences
16-41-9-8. Discharge Reports; Release Orders
16-41-9-12. Refusal of Admission to Facilities; Actions Against Persons and Licensed Facilities