Ohio § 3701.13

§ 3701.13.

(A) As used in this section: (1) “ Isolation ” means the separation of one or more individuals who have been medically diagnosed

with a communicable or contagious disease from other individuals who have not been

medically diagnosed with the disease. (2) “ Quarantine ” means the separation or restriction of movement of one or more individuals who have

come into direct contact with someone who has been medically diagnosed with a communicable

or contagious disease. (B)(1) The department of health shall have supervision of all matters relating to the preservation

of the life and health of the people and have authority in matters of quarantine and

isolation, which it may declare and enforce, when neither exists, and modify, relax,

or abolish, when either has been established. (2) Under the authority described in division (B)(1) of this section, the department

may require an individual traveling to this state from another country for which the

centers for disease control and prevention has issued the highest level of travel

health notice due to an outbreak of communicable or contagious disease in that country,

and the notice is in effect at the time of arrival in this state from that country,

to quarantine or isolate for a period of up to forty-eight hours from arrival, regardless

of whether the individual has been medically diagnosed with or come into direct contact

with an individual who has been medically diagnosed with that disease. If the department requires an individual to quarantine or isolate under division (B)(2)

of this section, the department shall provide the individual with transportation,

lodging, food, and any necessary medical examination, testing, or treatment related

to the communicable or contagious disease during that period. (3) The authority of the department of health under this section is superior to the authority

of a board of health of a city or general health district or the authority having

the duties of a board of health under section 3709.05 of the Revised Code . (4) The department may approve methods of immunization against the diseases specified

in section 3313.671 of the Revised Code for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of that section and take such actions

as are necessary to encourage vaccination against those diseases. (C) Subject to section 101.36 of the Revised Code , the department may make special or standing orders or rules for preventing the spread

of contagious or infectious diseases. (D) In addition to the authority granted by division (C) of this section, the department

may make special or standing orders or rules for any of the following purposes: (1) To prevent the use of fluoroscopes for nonmedical purposes that emit doses of radiation

likely to be harmful to any person; (2) To govern the receipt and conveyance of remains of deceased persons; (3) To address such other sanitary matters as are best controlled by a general rule. (E) Whenever possible, the department shall work in cooperation with the health commissioner

of a general or city health district. In any of the following circumstances, the department may make and enforce orders

in local matters or reassign substantive authority for mandatory programs from a general

or city health district to another general or city health district:  when an emergency

exists, when the board of health of a general or city health district has neglected

or refused to act with sufficient promptness or efficiency, or when such board has

not been established as provided by sections 3709.02 , 3709.03 , 3709.05 , 3709.06 , 3709.11 , 3709.12 , and 3709.14 of the Revised Code .  In such cases, the necessary expense incurred shall be paid by the general health

district or city for which the services are rendered. The department of health may require general or city health districts to enter into

agreements for shared services under section 9.482 of the Revised Code .  The department shall prepare and offer to boards of health a model contract and

memorandum of understanding that are easily adaptable for use by boards of health

when entering into shared services agreements.  The department also may offer financial and other technical assistance to boards

of health to encourage the sharing of services. As a condition precedent to receiving funding from the department of health, the director

of health may require general or city health districts to apply for accreditation

by July 1, 2018, and be accredited by July 1, 2020, by an accreditation body approved

by the director.  The director of health, by July 1, 2016, shall conduct an evaluation of general

and city health district preparation for accreditation, including an evaluation of

each district's reported public health quality indicators as provided for in section 3701.98 of the Revised Code . (F) The department may make evaluative studies of the nutritional status of Ohio residents,

and of the food and nutrition-related programs operating within the state.  Every agency of the state, at the request of the department, shall provide information

and otherwise assist in the execution of such studies.