Indiana § 16-20-4-19 - Disease control powers and duties
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 16-20-4-19 — Disease control powers and duties, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16-20-4-19. Disease control powers and duties
Sec. 19. The board of each city health department shall do the following:
(1) Investigate the existence of any contagious or infectious disease.
(2) Adopt measures, not inconsistent with the rules of the state department, to arrest the progress of contagious or infectious disease.
(3) Make all necessary sanitary and health investigations and inspections.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-7-26.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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