Section 6-701 – Occupational Diseases

    (a)    The Secretary shall:         (1)    Accept from physicians reports on occupational diseases; and         (2)    Study occupational diseases and means to prevent and control the diseases.     (b)    (1)    After notice and a public hearing before the Secretary, the Secretary may adopt rules and regulations necessary to prevent and control occupational diseases.         (2)    The Secretary shall enforce the rules and regulations adopted under […]

Section 6-702 – Occupational Disease Reports

    (a)    A physician who believes that a patient under the physician’s care has an occupational disease shall submit a report to the Secretary and the Secretary of Health.     (b)    The report shall:         (1)    State the name, address, occupation, and place of employment of the patient;         (2)    Identify the suspected disease; and         (3)    Contain any other information that the Secretary requires. […]