Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 52, December 27, 2024
a) Entry into isolation and quarantine
premises shall be restricted under the following conditions:
1) The Department or certified local health
department shall authorize health care providers or others to have access to
individuals in isolation or quarantine as necessary to meet the needs of
isolated or quarantined persons;
2)
No person, other than the persons authorized by the Department or certified
local health department, shall enter the isolation or quarantine
premises;
3) Any person entering
isolation or quarantine premises shall be provided by the Department or the
certified local health department with infection control information and may be
required to wear personal protective equipment or to receive medication or
vaccination as appropriate;
4) Any
person entering isolation or quarantine premises with or without authorization
by the Department or certified local health department may be isolated or
quarantined; and
5) The Department
or certified local health department shall permit a reasonable number of
individuals to enter the isolation or quarantine area if the individual signs a
consent form stating that he or she has been informed of the potential health
risks, isolation and quarantine guidelines of the Department or the certified
local health department, and the consequences of entering the area. The
individual may not hold the Department, the certified local health department,
the unit of local government, or the State or any employees or agents thereof,
responsible for any consequences of entering the isolation or quarantine area.
If an individual poses a danger to public health by entering an isolation or
quarantine area, the individual shall be subject to isolation or quarantine
according to this Section.
b) Persons who are subject to isolation and
quarantine and persons who enter isolation and quarantine premises shall obey
the isolation or quarantine orders of the Department or the certified local
health department. Failure to do so shall constitute a Class A misdemeanor
pursuant to
20 ILCS 2305/2(k) and
20 ILCS 2305/8.1.
c) Sites of isolation, quarantine, or closure
shall be prominently placarded with isolation, quarantine, or closure signs
prescribed and furnished by the Department or certified local health department
and posted on all sides of the building wherever access is possible.
d) Premises used for isolation or quarantine
shall be maintained to minimize the likelihood of further transmission of
infection or other harm to persons isolated and quarantined;
