Indiana Code 16-20-4-19. Disease control powers and duties

Sec. 19. The board of each city health department shall do the following:

(1) Investigate the existence of any contagious or infectious disease.

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Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
city health department: means a city health department in a second class city. See Indiana Code 16-20-4-2

(2) Adopt measures, not inconsistent with the rules of the state department, to arrest the progress of contagious or infectious disease.

(3) Make all necessary sanitary and health investigations and inspections.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-7-26.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3.