Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 048 - Health, Department of
Sub-Agency 0051 - Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Chapter 3 - PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSIBILITIES
Section 3-1 - Public Health Action
Current through September 21, 2024
Upon receipt of a report or notice of a case of sexually transmitted disease within a respective jurisdiction, a Health Officer or Designee may take any or all of the following actions:
(a) If examination has not been performed, may provide for the examination of the infected individual(s) or the individual(s) reasonably suspected of suffering from a sexually transmitted disease and shall report the examination results to the individual(s);
(b) May require the infected individual(s) to seek adequate medical assistance for treatment of said infection either privately or if necessary at public expense;
(c) To the extent possible, provide for and/or arrange for the education and counseling of the infected individual(s) and/or their partner(s) as to the medical significance of the sexually transmitted disease;
(d) To the extent possible, identify, locate and refer the individual(s) with whom the infected individual(s) may have had contact for medical evaluation and treatment if necessary;
(e) Shall follow procedures (a) through (d) (Chapter III, Section 1) above with any identified partner(s);
(f) May isolate the individual(s) when that person(s) fails to comply with medical recommendations pertaining to an infection with or exposure to a dangerous or life-threatening sexually transmitted disease.
