Pennsylvania Code
Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY
Part III - Prevention of Diseases
Chapter 27 - COMMUNICABLE AND NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES
Subchapter C - QUARANTINE AND ISOLATION
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 27.65 - Quarantine
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
If the disease is one which the Department, or a local health authority which is also an LMRO, determines to require the quarantine of contacts in addition to isolation of the case, the Department or local health officer of the LMRO shall determine which contacts shall be quarantined, specify the place to which they shall be quarantined, and issue appropriate instructions.
(1) When any other local health authority is involved, the local health officer shall quarantine contacts only after consulting with and receiving approval from the Department.
(2) The Department or local health officer shall ensure that provisions are made for the medical observation of the contacts as frequently as necessary during the quarantine period.