Sec. 3. The local board of health or health officer may request from the appropriate body an appropriation for a sexually transmitted infection prevention and control program, which may include hospitalization and quarantine, when the local board of health or health officer determines that either of the following conditions exist:

(1) There is a prevalence of sexually transmitted infection inimical to the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 16-41-15-3

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(2) Sexually transmitted infection is causing economic interference with any phase of public welfare in the local health board’s or health officer’s jurisdiction.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-11-2.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.147-2023, SEC.19.