| A. A condition poses a public health threat if an | infectious or toxic agent or environmental hazard is present | in the environment under circumstances which that would | place persons at significant risk of becoming infected an | adverse effect on a person's health from exposure to or | infection with a communicable notifiable disease or | condition. |
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| B. Behavior by an infected person poses a public health | threat if: |
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| (1) The infected person engages in behavior that has | been demonstrated epidemiologically to create a | significant risk of transmission of a communicable | disease; |
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| (2) The infected person's past behavior indicates a | serious and present danger that the infected person | will engage in behavior that creates a significant risk | of transmission of a communicable disease to another; |
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| (3) The infected person fails or refuses to cooperate | with a departmental contact notification program; or |
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| (4) The infected person fails or refuses to comply | with any part of either a cease and desist order or a | court order issued to the infected person to prevent | transmission of a communicable disease to another. |
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| C. Behavior described in paragraph B, subparagraphs (1) and | (2), shall may not be considered a public health threat if | the infected person demonstrates that any other person | placed at significant risk of becoming infected with a | communicable disease was informed of the risk and consented | to it. |
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| | Sec. 5. 22 MRSA §801, sub-§11 is enacted to read: |
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| | 11.__Toxic agent.__"Toxic agent" means a chemical or physical | substance that, under certain circumstances of exposure, may | cause harmful effects to living organisms. |
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| | Sec. 6. 22 MRSA §802, sub-§1, ¶¶A to D, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 487, | §11, are amended to read: |
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| A. Designate and classify communicable, environmental and | occupational diseases; |
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| B. Establish requirements for reporting and other surveillance | methods for measuring the occurrence of |
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