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SMALL REMINDERS
Identify the state laws and administrative rules. Your state's laws and administrative codes may contain specific provisions that may include instructions governing service of notice, mandatory time frames for judicial review, requirements for access to counsel, and appeal rights.
Build relationships with the law enforcement community. If it becomes necessary to enforce involuntary detention orders, law enforcement is a key partner. Planning should include advance training about communicable disease transmission and identification of appropriate personal protective equipment.
Build relationships with the law enforcement community. If it becomes necessary to enforce involuntary detention orders, law enforcement is a key partner. Planning should include advance training about communicable disease transmission and identification of appropriate personal protective equipment.
Isolation & Quarantine
Legal & Law Enforcement
Lessons Learned
PRIVACY LAWS AND YOUR JURISDICTION
Decide how you are going to handle privacy issues. HIPAA does not preclude necessary disclosure of personal health information by public health authorities. Your state's laws may also address privacy. Separate from legal requirements, you may decide as a matter or policy to provide as much confidentiality as possible. It is important to consider your approach to privacy and decide whether and how to incorporate protective measures in court filings.
Identify all the actors
In most jurisdictions, this will include the Public Health officer, prosecuting attorney, public defender agencies, the courts, and law enforcement. Many of these individuals may be unfamiliar with applicable laws and rules, and will benefit from training and other educational opportunities before an incident occurs.
Legal & Law Enforcement
Lessons Learned
PRIVACY LAWS AND YOUR JURISDICTION
Decide how you are going to handle privacy issues. HIPAA does not preclude necessary disclosure of personal health information by public health authorities. Your state's laws may also address privacy. Separate from legal requirements, you may decide as a matter or policy to provide as much confidentiality as possible. It is important to consider your approach to privacy and decide whether and how to incorporate protective measures in court filings.
Identify all the actors
In most jurisdictions, this will include the Public Health officer, prosecuting attorney, public defender agencies, the courts, and law enforcement. Many of these individuals may be unfamiliar with applicable laws and rules, and will benefit from training and other educational opportunities before an incident occurs.
