Section 14-3A-04 – Isolation or Quarantine After Refusal to Be Tested or Treated
The Secretary may require an individual to go to and remain in a place of isolation or quarantine until the Secretary determines that the individual no longer poses a substantial risk of transmitting a disease or condition to the public if the individual: (1) is a competent adult; and (2) refuses an order under § 14-3A-03(b)(3) of […]
Section 14-3A-05 – Directive for Isolation or Quarantine
(a) If the Secretary or other designated official requires an individual or a group of individuals to go to and remain in places of isolation or quarantine under § 14-3A-03(b)(3) of this subtitle, the Secretary shall issue a directive to the individual or group of individuals. (b) (1) The directive shall specify: (i) the identity of the individual or […]
Section 14-3A-06 – Immunity
A health care provider is immune from civil or criminal liability if the health care provider acts in good faith and under a catastrophic health emergency proclamation.
Section 14-3A-07 – Construction
The authority granted under this subtitle is in addition to, and not in derogation of, any other authority that the Governor, the Secretary, or any other public official may exercise under other law.
Section 14-3A-08 – Failure to Comply
(a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person may not knowingly and willfully fail to comply with an order, requirement, or directive issued under this subtitle. (2) A person who violates paragraph (1) of this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or […]
Section 14-3A-01 – Definitions
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Catastrophic health emergency” means a situation in which extensive loss of life or serious disability is threatened imminently because of exposure to a deadly agent. (c) “Deadly agent” means: (1) anthrax, ebola, plague, smallpox, tularemia, or other bacterial, fungal, rickettsial, or viral agent, biological toxin, or other […]
Section 14-3A-02 – Governor’s Proclamation
(a) If the Governor determines that a catastrophic health emergency exists, the Governor may issue a proclamation under this subtitle. (b) The proclamation shall indicate: (1) the nature of the catastrophic health emergency; (2) the areas threatened or affected; and (3) the conditions that: (i) led to the catastrophic health emergency; or (ii) made possible the termination of the emergency. (c) (1) The Governor […]
Section 14-3A-03 – Governor’s Orders
(a) After the Governor issues a proclamation under this subtitle, the Governor may issue the orders authorized in this section. (b) (1) The Governor may order the Secretary or other designated official to: (i) seize immediately anything needed to respond to the medical consequences of the catastrophic health emergency; and (ii) work collaboratively, to the extent feasible, with health care […]