The Florida Senate

381.003  Communicable disease and acquired immune deficiency syndrome prevention and control.--

(1)  The department shall conduct a communicable disease prevention and control program as part of fulfilling its public health mission. A communicable disease is any disease caused by transmission of a specific infectious agent, or its toxic products, from an infected person, an infected animal, or the environment to a susceptible host, either directly or indirectly. The communicable disease program must include, but need not be limited to:

(a)  Programs for the prevention and control of tuberculosis in accordance with chapter 392.

(b)  Programs for the prevention and control of human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome in accordance with chapter 384 and this chapter.

(c)  Programs for the prevention and control of sexually transmissible diseases in accordance with chapter 384.

(d)  Programs for the prevention, control, and reporting of diseases of public health significance as provided for in this chapter.

(e)  Programs for the prevention and control of vaccine-preventable diseases, including programs to immunize school children as required by s. 232.032.

(2)  The department may adopt, repeal, and amend rules related to the prevention and control of communicable diseases, including procedures for investigating disease, timeframes for reporting disease, requirements for followup reports of known or suspected exposure to disease, and procedures for providing access to confidential information necessary for disease investigations.

History.--s. 14, ch. 91-297; s. 3, ch. 98-151.