Oklahoma § 63-6302 - Investigations – Identification of exposed individuals –

§ 63-6302. Investigations – Identification of exposed individuals –

Closing, evacuation, or decontamination of facilities –

Decontamination or destruction of materials – Enforcement powers.

A. The public health authority shall ascertain the existence of

cases of an illness or health condition that may be potential causes

of a catastrophic health emergency; investigate all such cases for

sources of infection or contamination and to ensure that they are

subject to proper control measures; and define the distribution of

the illness or health condition. To fulfill these duties, the

public health authority shall identify exposed individuals as

follows:

1. Acting on information developed in accordance with Section 6

of this act, or other reliable information, the public health

authority shall identify all individuals thought to have been

exposed to an illness or health condition that may be a potential

cause of a catastrophic health emergency; and

2. The public health authority shall counsel and interview such

individuals where needed to assist in the positive identification of

exposed individuals and develop information relating to the source

and spread of the illness or health condition. Such information

includes the name and address, including city and county, of any

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person from whom the illness or health condition may have been

contracted and to whom the illness or health condition may have

spread.

B. The public health authority, for examination purposes, shall

close, evacuate, or decontaminate any facility or decontaminate or

destroy any material when the authority reasonably suspects that

such facility or material may endanger the public health.

C. The public health authority may enforce the provisions of

this section in accordance with existing enforcement rules. An

order of the public health authority given to effectuate the

purposes of this section shall be enforceable immediately by the

public safety authority.

Added by Laws 2003, c. 473, § 7.