Quarantine and Isolation Law

There are three
modules in this course:

• Iowa Legal Code and Quarantine and Isolation provides a detailed
  account of the legal tools available in Iowa code and how to use them. You will
  have the opportunity to test your understanding of the material presented at
  various points in the module.
• Quarantine and Isolation During a Public Health Disaster contains information
  on legal tools that can be used during a public health disaster. Included in
  this module is a link to an article that discusses key considerations in making
  the decision to impose a wide-scale quarantine.
• Resources is a list of agencies who can answer your questions and
  provide you with assistance during a bio-emergency, particularly in regards to
  isolation and quarantine. It also contains a bio-emergency preparedness
  checklist for you to review.

Intended
Audience

This training is
intended for individuals who are new Public Health Administrators and Public Health practitioners who need to
increase their ability to effectively contain communicable diseases through the
legal tools of quarantine and isolation.

Length

The learner
should be able to complete this training in one hour

Learning
Objectives

After
the completion of the course, you will be able to do the following:

1. Identify
   diseases and conditions that must be reported under Iowa law
2. Explain
   how to follow related reporting guidelines
3. Distinguish
   between the legal definitions of quarantine, isolation and public health
   disaster in Iowa law
4. Describe
   how to contain a communicable disease in a bio-emergency under Iowa law
5. Determine
   who has jurisdiction to impose quarantine under Iowa law
6. Describe
   the key factors a public health professional should consider when deciding
   to call for a quarantine.
7. Follow
   the process established by a local board of health to impose, enforce,
   and/or assist the State with quarantine
8. Decide
   which quarantine process to follow when there is a conflict between the
   policies of a local board of health and the Iowa Department of Public.

Core
Competencies for Public Health Professionals

PUBLIC HEALTH CAPABILITIES

• Capability 1: Community Preparedness
  • Function 2: Build community
    partnerships to support health preparedness
  • Function 4: Coordinate training or
    guidance to ensure community engagement in preparedness efforts
• Capability 11: Non-Pharmaceutical
  Interventions
  • Function 1: Engage partners and
    identify factors that impact non-pharmaceutical interventions
  • Function 2: Determine non-pharmaceutical
    interventions

PUBLIC HEALTH COMPETENCIES IDENTIFIED

• 1.1 Solve problems under emergency
  conditions.
• 1.1.2 Evaluate the level of hazard or
  risk.
• 1.1.8 Assess information, resources
  and procedures necessary to address the problems in emergency situations.
• 1.1.10 Differentiate among the
  consequences of specific decisions.
• 1.1.14 Recognize the ethical and moral
  implications of decisions made through a chain of command.
• 1.3 Facilitate collaboration with
  internal and external emergency response partners.
• 1.3.3 Develop collaborative emergency
  response plans and/or policies with appropriate internal and external emergency
  response partners. 
• 1.3.5 Maintain agreements (e.g.,
  Mutual Aid Agreements or MAAs, Emergency Management Assistance Compacts or
  EMACs, Memoranda of Understanding or MOUs) with external emergency response
  partners to secure and provide assistance and resources in all phases of
  emergency preparedness and response.
• 1.4 Maintain situational awareness.
• 1.4.5 Classify key resources used in
  problem solving for specific types of incidents and the immediate needs of
  victims.
• 1.4.9 Develop a method for realigning
  response actions as crisis events evolve.
• 1.4.11 Cooperate with others to
  resolve discrepancies or misperceptions regarding elements impacting
  situational awareness.
• 1.4.16 Distinguish between existing
  and future needs in response environments.
• 1.6 Act within the scope of one’s
  legal authority.
• 1.6.1 Identify the legal powers,
  duties, and restraints associated with the scope of one’s legal authority.
• 1.6.2 Apply appropriate public health
  authority to minimize adverse outcomes (e.g., persons, property, etc.).
• 1.6.3 Access the emergency
  preparedness and response policies and procedures of one’s own organization.
• 1.6.4 Respond legally and consistently
  within the values and mission of one’s public health organization.
• 1.6.5 Document appropriate information
  relative to the application of the law.
• 2.3 Report information potentially
  relevant to the identification and control of an emergency through the chain of
  command. 
• 2.3.2 Communicate within the
  organization’s defined command structure (i.e. report up, communicate down).
• 2.3.5 Communicate relevant information
  to personnel in a timely fashion.
• 2.5 Manage the recording and/or
  transcription of data according to protocol.
• 2.5.1 Adhere to relevant ethics
  guidelines, state, and federal laws regarding data collection, management, and
  dissemination.
• 2.5.7 Prepare a list of cases of
  affected individuals (e.g., disease, emergency care, disaster victims and
  fatalities) with specified variables (line listing).
• 3.3 Participate in improving the
  organization’s capacities (including, but not limited to programs, plans,
  policies, laws and workforce training).
• 3.3.1 Differentiate among public
  health emergency response legislation, regulations, and organizational
  policies.
• 3.3.3 Adapt skill sets to meet
  organizational needs during an emergency response situation.
• 3.3.4 Apply knowledge and skills
  gained through participation in emergency preparedness and response activities
  to improve organizational capacities.
• 4.2 Employ protective behaviors
  according to changing conditions, personal limitations, and threats.
• 4.2.1 Discuss the need to protect
  worker health and safety in emergencies and disasters.
• 4.2.3 Promote taking protective
  actions in response to current and changing threats
• 4.2.5 Describe the hierarchy of
  control measures.
• 4.2.6 Describe how the selection of
  control measures may evolve as conditions change.

Core Competencies for Public Health
Professionals

Domain 1: Analytical/Assessment Skills

• 1A3. Applies ethical principles in
  accessing, collecting, analyzing, using, maintaining, and disseminating data
  and information
• 1A8. Collects valid and reliable
  quantitative and qualitative data

Domain 2: Policy Development/Program
Planning Skills

• 2A8. Implements policies, programs,
  and services

Domain 5: Community Dimensions of
Practice Skills

• 5A5. Collaborates with community
  partners to improve health in a community (e.g., participates in committees,
  shares data and information, connects people to resources)

Domain 6: Public Health Sciences
Skills

• 6A8. Contributes to the public health
  evidence base (e.g., participating in Public Health Practice-Based Research
  Networks, community-based participatory research, and academic health
  departments; authoring articles; making data available to researchers)

Domain 7: Financial Planning and
Management Skills

• 7A3. Adheres to organizational
  policies and procedures

CEUs Offered

None

Cost

Free

Modality/format

Online Self-Pace

Length

Approximately one hour

Subject Matter Expert

Denise Hill, JD, MPA, Associate Professor Drake University

Technical Information

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• Speakers

Registration requirements

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Updated August 2020