Code of Maine Rules
10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL
Chapter 258 - RULES FOR THE CONTROL OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES AND CONDITIONS
Section 144-258-6 - DUTIES OF LOCAL HEALTH OFFICERS

The Health Officer must examine the nature of complaints reported to the officer concerning conditions posing a Public Health Threat or a potential Public Health Threat within the limits of the officer's jurisdiction and report facts related to a Notifiable Disease or Condition to the Department. The Health Officer may recommend or take action they deem necessary to implement interventions, if such actions are in accordance with 22 MRS §454-A and consistent with Department-issued guidance and the currently accepted standards for the Notifiable Condition or Disease listed in the 20th Edition published in 2015 of Control of Communicable Diseases Manual, or any subsequent edition, published by the American Public Health Association, unless specified otherwise by the State Epidemiologist. Copies of the manual may be obtained from the American Public Health Association, 800 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20001-3710.