36-782

36-782. Enhanced surveillance advisory

A. The governor, in consultation with the director, may issue an enhanced
surveillance advisory if the governor has reasonable cause to believe that an illness,
health condition or clinical syndrome caused by bioterrorism, epidemic or pandemic
disease or a highly fatal and highly infectious agent or biological toxin has or may
occur or that there is a public event that could reasonably be the object of a
bioterrorism event. The illness or health condition may not include acquired immune
deficiency syndrome or any other infection caused by the human immunodeficiency virus.

B. As determined by the governor after considering the least restrictive measures
necessary that are consistent with public health and safety, the enhanced surveillance
advisory shall direct the following in accordance with this article:

1. Those persons and entities required to report.

2. The clinical syndromes, any illness or health condition that may be associated
with bioterrorism or a specific illness or health condition to be reported.

3. Patient tracking.

4. Information sharing.

5. Specimen testing coordination.

C. The director shall notify local health authorities before the governor issues an
enhanced surveillance advisory. The department and local health authorities shall provide
the enhanced surveillance advisory to those persons and entities required by the advisory
to report pursuant to this article by using any available means of communication. This
article does not alter the department's or a local health authority's ability to monitor
community health status or implement control measures for the early detection of
communicable and preventable diseases otherwise allowed by law.

D. Before the governor issues an enhanced surveillance advisory, the department and
local health authorities must meet with representatives of persons or institutions who
will be affected by the enhanced surveillance advisory pursuant to section 36-783,
subsections A, B and C. If, because of an immediate threat to the public health, the
department and local health authorities are not able to hold this meeting before the
governor issues the advisory, the meeting must take place within seventy-two hours after
the governor issues the advisory.

E. To the extent possible, the department and local health authorities shall share
department and local health authority personnel, equipment, materials, supplies and other
resources to assist persons and institutions affected to implement the terms of the
advisory.

F. At the governor's direction, the department may use reasonable efforts to assist
the persons and institutions to receive reimbursement of costs incurred because of the
implementation of the advisory.

G. An enhanced surveillance advisory may be revised or terminated at any time by
the director and automatically terminates after sixty days, unless renewed by the
governor.