Catastrophic Health Emergency Powers Act
- Catastrophic Health Emergency Powers Act
Infobox Oklahoma legislation
name= Catastrophic Health Emergency Powers Act
fullname= Catastrophic Health Emergency Powers Act
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enacted by= 49th
effective date= August 29, 2003
purpose= Grants state and local officials emergency powers to respond to emergencies caused by a diasterous health epidemics and other related emergencies, such as bioterrorism.
state law url= http://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?CiteID=437795 63 O.S. Section 6101
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title amended= Title 63 (Oklahoma Public Health Code)
sections created= Sections 6101 - 6804
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introducedin= House of Representatives
introducedbill= House Bill 1467
introducedby= Representative William Paulk
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committees= House Public Health Committee
passedbody1= House of Representatives
passeddate1= August 28, 2003
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passedbody2= Senate
passeddate2= August 29, 2003
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signedgovernor= Brad Henry
signeddate= August 29, 2003
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The Catastrophic Health Emergency Powers Act (63 O.S. § 6101-6804), often referred to as the Health Emergency Act, is an Oklahoma state law that details the response to a catastrophic health emergency in Oklahoma. The Health Emergency Act along with the Oklahoma Emergency Management Act of 2003 form the primary state laws regarding emergency management.
The Health Emergency Act grants state and local officials the authority to provide care, treatment, and vaccination to persons who are ill or who have been exposed to transmissible diseases during a catastrophic health emergency as well as the authority to separate affected individuals from the population at large to interrupt disease transmission. The Act provides for ensuring the needs of infected or exposed persons are properly addressed to the fullest extent possible, given the primary goal of controlling serious health threats and allows state and local officials the ability to prevent, detect, manage, and contain health threats without unduly interfering with civil rights and liberties.
The Health Emergency Act was signed into law by Governor Brad Henry on August 29, 2003
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