For the purposes of this article, the terms used herein are
defined as follows:
The thorough removal of dust and other contaminating material
in such a way as to prevent the entry thereof, as far as may be possible,
into other rooms or dwellings; washing with soap and hot water; and
scouring, airing and exposure to sunlight.
The application of disinfecting substances to infected material
in sufficient concentration and for a sufficient length of time to
destroy bacteria, viruses or other harmful pathogens. When gaseous
disinfectants are used, all cracks, crevices and openings shall first
be closed.
The placing apart of infected persons for the purpose of
preventing contact with other persons and the establishment of restrictions
directly surrounding such persons.
The physical separation and confinement of an individual
or groups of individuals who are or may have been exposed to a contagious
or possibly contagious disease and who do not show symptoms of a contagious
disease, from non-quarantined individuals or animals, to prevent or
limit the transmission of the disease to non-quarantined individuals.
All reports of cases or suspected cases of reportable diseases
shall be governed by the rules and regulations as set forth in N.J.S.A.
26:4-15 to 4-26.
A.
Whenever a report of a communicable disease is received, the person
infected shall, at the discretion of this Board, be isolated or quarantined
as this Board may order or direct.
B.
In establishing isolation or quarantine, the Board shall define the
place and the limits of the area within which the infected person
is to be isolated. No person except the attending physician or nurse
shall enter or leave the area of isolation without the permission
of this Board. Isolation or quarantine shall be continued until it
is determined by examination that the person no longer has the disease
in an infectious state.
C.
After the isolation or quarantine of any person infected with or
exposed to a communicable disease shall have been established, such
person shall not leave the apartment or premises where he is isolated
or quarantined, nor shall any other person remove such person or permit
him to be removed, unless permission for such removal shall has been
issued first by this Board.
A.
No person shall expose or permit the exposure of anyone to any communicable
disease or its causative agent.
B.
No person suffering from a communicable disease or harboring the
causative organism of any communicable disease and no articles, which
may tend to propagate or spread such disease shall be brought into
the Town without permission from the Health Officer. Whenever it shall
come to the knowledge of any person that such persons or articles
have been brought into this Town without the permission of the Board,
he shall immediately give notice thereof to this Board. No person
shall remove any such diseased person or infected article from any
house or place without approval of the Board.
The regulations covering this are covered in N.J.S.A. 26:4-6
and are governed thereby.
This Board may, if it shall be deemed necessary, require a person
believed to be a carrier of disease pathogens to furnish specimens
for examination. It shall be the duty of such person to furnish the
necessary specimens for examination or to permit the Board or its
representative to collect such specimens.
Whenever this Board shall deem it necessary to establish the
true character of any disease which, in its opinion, may be communicable,
a medical examination of the person infected may be required, and
such specimens of secretions or other material for examination shall
be taken from such person, and it shall be the duty of such person
to submit to such examination and furnish such necessary specimens.
No person shall interfere with or prevent the securing of such specimens.
The Board may cause any person suspected to be infected with a communicable
disease to be isolated or quarantined until medical or laboratory
examinations show that the person is free of the causative organisms
of disease.
A.
Every veterinarian who shall attend any animal within this Town having
or suspected of having rabies, glanders, anthrax or any other communicable
disease transmittable to humans shall, within 12 hours thereafter,
report in writing to this Board the location of such diseased animal,
the type and character of the disease and the name and address of
the owner.
B.
It shall be the duty of any person having knowledge of any dog, cat
or other animal infected with rabies or suspected of being infected
with rabies within this Town to forthwith notify the Board and, if
possible, give a description of the animal, the location where it
may be found and the name and address of the owner or the person having
custody thereof.
C.
Whenever a dog, cat or other animal shall have bitten any person,
the owner or person in charge thereof shall securely confine such
animal for the purpose of observation in such a manner and for such
a period as may be designated by this Board.
This is covered under the rules and regulations of the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration and is governed thereby.
Whenever death has been caused by any communicable disease,
the transportation, care, disposal and burial of the body shall be
in accordance with the regulations regarding same as required by the
State Sanitary Code and in accordance with such further regulations
as this Board may direct.
