Title 25 — Environmental Health
11 chapters · 121 sections in this title.
A.S.C.A. § 25.0301 Required by certain persons
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The following persons shall be examined by the Director of Health every 12 months and ob-tain from him a health certificate which shall state that such person has been examined and is free from all diseases dangerous to the public health: (1) any person employed as a handler of f…
A.S.C.A. § 25.0302 Exceptions
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This chapter does not apply to sale by the original producer of fresh, unprocessed fruits, vegetables and nuts, eggs, live poultry or live pigs or to persons who are employed as cooks, maids or servants in private homes or dwellings, nor to persons preparing or serving food for f…
A.S.C.A. § 25.0303 Form of certificate-Scope of examination
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The form of the health certificate and the extent of the physical examination shall be prescribed by the director but must include the following: (1) a physical inspection for Hansen’s disease and other skin infections, particularly scabies, head lice, impetigo fungus infections,…
A.S.C.A. § 25.0304 Prohibition on employees having communicable disease
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(a) No owner, employer, manager, or person in charge or control may permit any person to work in a restaurant or food establishment knowing, or having reasonable grounds to know, that such person has a disease in communicable form, or is a carrier of such disease; and no person s…
A.S.C.A. § 25.0305 Posting notice of law in food establishments
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A placard containing this section and 25.0303 and 25.0304 shall be posted in all toilet rooms used by employees in restaurants and food establishments. History: 1972, PL 12-44 § 3.
A.S.C.A. § 25.0306 Duty to see that certificate is obtained
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Every owner, manager, or person in charge or control of any establishment, as well as each employee, is under a duty to see that each employee has a valid health certificate. History: 1972 PL 12-44 § 3.
A.S.C.A. § 25.0307 Duty to carry certificate while working
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Each food handler shall carry his health certificate on his person at all times when performing his duties or functions at his place of employment or business. History: 1972 PL 12-44 § 3.
A.S.C.A. § 25.0308 Suspension of food handlers
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Any person required to have a health certificate, who either does not have a valid certificate or is unable to exhibit one to an authorized inspector, may be suspended from all duties at his place of employment until such time as he obtains a valid certificate or can exhibit a va…
A.S.C.A. § 25.0309 Fees
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(a) The Department of Health may not charge any fee for examinations and tests, or the issuance of health certificates. In the case of any employee who handles food in a private home where a health certificate is required or requested by the householder, no fee may be charged for…
A.S.C.A. § 25.0310 Authorization required prior to release of medical findings
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The staff of the Department of Health, both professional and administrative, may not release results of medical findings to the employer, or to any person except the person examined, without written authorization for the release signed by such person. The employer, without such w…