77 Ill. Adm. Code 690.1390
Observation and Monitoring
Section
690.1390Â Observation and Monitoring
a)
The Department
or
certified local health department
may order observation and monitoring of
persons to prevent the probable spread of a dangerously contagious or
infectious disease.
(Section 2(f)
of the Act)
b)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Persons who are subject to
observation and monitoring shall comply with other conditions of observation
and monitoring as the Department or certified local health department orders.
c)
An individual may refuse to
undergo observation or monitoring
, but shall remain subject to isolation or
quarantine, provided that, if an individual is isolated or quarantined, he or
she may request a hearing in accordance with this Subpart. (Section 2(f) of the
Act)
d)
An individual shall be
given a written notice that shall include notice of the following:
1)
That the individual may
refuse to undergo observation and monitoring
;
2)
That, if the individual
consents to observation and monitoring, the results of that observation and
monitoring may subject the individual to isolation or quarantine pursuant to
the provisions of
this Subpart
;
3)
That if the individual refuses
to undergo observation or monitoring and that refusal results in uncertainty
regarding whether the individual has been exposed to or is infected with a
dangerously contagious or infectious disease or otherwise poses a danger to the
public's health, the individual may be subject to isolation or quarantine
pursuant to the provisions of
this Subpart;
and
4)
That, if the individual
refuses to undergo observation or monitoring and becomes subject to isolation
and quarantine, he or she shall have the right to counsel pursuant to the
provisions of
this Subpart. (Section 2(f) of the Act)
e)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Nothing in this Section shall
be construed to limit the Department's or certified local health department's
ability to conduct observation and monitoring on a voluntary basis or to
prohibit the Department or certified local health department from engaging in
other methods of voluntary disease surveillance.