Sec.19a-36-A6. Investigation and control of reportable disease and outbreaks by the department

(a) The department, in cooperation with the local director of health, in the investigation and control of reportable disease shall make or cause to be made such investigation as it deems necessary and shall secure all such data as may assist it in establishing adequate control measures.

(b) In order to investigate and control any apparent outbreak or unusual occurrence of reportable disease, the department shall institute such special disease surveillance, follow-up reports and control measures as it deems necessary.

(c) Individual medical information pertaining to cases of reportable disease, persons affected by outbreaks of disease or significant increases in the rate of nonsocomial infection shall be provided when requested to an investigator who presents official identification of the department or the local department of health. Such an investigator may be an employee of the State or local health department.

(Effective October 25, 1989)