The Department of Health and Environmental Control shall promulgate regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of §§ 44-29-60 to 44-29-140, other than § 44-29-120, including regulations providing for labor on the part of isolated persons considered necessary to provide in whole or in part for their subsistence and to safeguard their general health and regulations concerning sexually transmitted diseases as it considers advisable. All regulations so made are binding upon all county and municipal health officers and other persons affected by §§ 44-29-60 to 44-29-140.