NY State Bill A99 - “to require an individual who has been exposed to or infected by a contagious disease to complete an appropriate, prescribed course of treatment, preventive medication or vaccination, including directly observed therapy to treat the disease and follow infection control provisions for the disease”

 

“to require an individual who has been exposed to or infected by a contagious disease to complete an appropriate, prescribed course of treatment, preventive medication or vaccination, including directly observed therapy to treat the disease and follow infection control provisions for the disease”

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/A99

12. In addition to the removal or detention orders referred to in

9 subdivision two of this section, and without affecting or limiting any
10 other authority that the commissioner may otherwise have, the governor
11 or his or her delegee may, in his or her discretion, issue and seek
12 enforcement of any other orders that he or she determines are necessary
13 or appropriate to prevent dissemination or transmission of contagious
14 diseases or other illnesses that may pose a threat to the public health
15 including, but not limited to, orders requiring any person or persons
16 who are not in the custody of the department to be excluded; to remain
17 isolated or quarantined at home or at a premises of such person’s choice
18 that is acceptable to the department and under such conditions and for
19 such period as will prevent transmission of the contagious disease or
20 other illness; to require the testing or medical examination of persons
21 who may have been exposed to or infected by a contagious disease or who
22 may have been exposed to or contaminated with dangerous amounts of
23 radioactive materials or toxic chemicals; to require an individual who
24 has been exposed to or infected by a contagious disease to complete an
25 appropriate, prescribed course of treatment, preventive medication or
26 vaccination, including directly observed therapy to treat the disease
27 and follow infection control provisions for the disease; or to require
28 an individual who has been contaminated with dangerous amounts of radio-
29 active materials or toxic chemicals such that said individual may pres-
30 ent a danger to others, to undergo decontamination procedures deemed
31 necessary by the department. Such person or persons shall, upon
32 request, be afforded an opportunity to be heard, but the provisions of
33 subdivisions two through eleven of this section shall not otherwise
34 apply.

[I’m not trying to alarm anyone. Just sharing the bill’s language.]

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