§ 23-8-4 - Quarantine. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 23-8-4

   § 23-8-4  Quarantine. – If the state director of health, or his or her duly authorized agent,determines, upon investigation, that a threat to the public health existsbecause any person is suffering, or appears to be suffering, from acommunicable disease, the director or his or her authorized agent may requireor provide that person to be confined, in some proper place, for the purpose ofisolation or quarantine, or another less restrictive intervention treatment,including, but not limited to, immunization, treatment, exclusion or otherprotective actions until the threat to the public health has abated. Nothing inthis section shall be construed to prevent a person who is unable or unwillingfor reasons of health, religion, or conscience to undergo immunization ortreatment from choosing to submit to quarantine or isolation as an alternativeto immunization or treatment. Orders under this chapter shall be in accordancewith the procedures for compliance order and immediate compliance orders setforth in §§ 23-1-20 – 23-1-24. A person subject to quarantineunder this section shall be entitled to file a petition for relief from suchorder at any time, included, but not limited to, a petition based uponcompliance with a treatment under less restrictive alternatives.