Authority. The state department of health shall have the authority to investigate and control the causes of epidemic, infectious and other disease affecting the public health, including the authority to establish, maintain and enforce isolation and quarantine, and in pursuance thereof, to exercise such physical control over property and individuals as the department may find necessary for the protection of the public health.


Penalties. Failure by a medical professional to report a communicable disease is grounds for loss of medical license. Any person who shall knowingly and willfully violate the lawful order of the county, district or state health officer where that person is afflicted with a life-threatening communicable disease or the causative agent thereof shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $5,000 or by imprisonment in the penitentiary for not more than five years, or by both.


SOS Ladder AssistNationwide OversprayWeller Salvage

  Recent Provider Listings

Serving the US
National Adjusters Emergency Disaster Response Services
Florida Adjusters Appraisers Bathroom Remodeling
California Carpet & Rug Cleaners Cleaning Services Crime Scene Cleanup