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IN SB0222
Bill
AI Summary
- Local health departments and health and hospital corporations must disclose information upon request when a food establishment worker is prohibited from working due to a communicable or infectious disease
- Required disclosures include the specific disease, the name and location of the food establishment, the time period the infected worker was present while infectious, and other relevant transmission risk information
- The name and any identifying information of the infected worker is explicitly prohibited from disclosure
- Amends IC 16-42-5-19, which already prohibits persons with communicable or infectious diseases from working in food establishments in capacities where they may spread disease
- Effective July 1, 2019
Legislative Description
Disclosure of public health information. Provides that if a person is or was prohibited from working in a food establishment because the person has or had a communicable or infectious disease while working in a food establishment, a local health department or the health and hospital corporation (corporation) shall, upon request, disclose certain information. Specifies that a local health department or a corporation may not disclose the name or any identifying information of the person who has or had a communicable or infectious disease.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
1/3/2019
Committee Referrals
Health and Provider Services1/3/2019
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