Indiana Code 16-41-15-3. Sexually transmitted infection prevention and control program
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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:
(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.
(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.
[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.