Title 23, Title 23 and Safety

Where the director of health finds a condition of imminent danger, he or she shall immediately notify the director of labor and training who shall then take the necessary action pursuant to § 28-20-14.

Sexually transmitted diseases shall include, but not be limited to, syphilis, gonorrhea, chancroid, granuloma inguinale, and lymphogranuloma venereum and other diseases that the director of health may by regulation determine to constitute a sexually transmitted disease. Sexually …

In all suspected cases of sexually transmitted disease, the state department of health is empowered to take appropriate measures to determine whether the person or persons suspected of being infected are suffering from any sexually transmitted disease; and whenever any sexually t…

For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter, the state department of health is empowered to make examinations of persons reasonably suspected of having sexually transmitted disease; provided, however, that any person so examined shall have the right to have pre…

Any person refusing to permit the department of health to examine him or her, as provided in § 23-11-11, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00), or by imprisonment for thirty (30) days, or by both fine and impri…

The general assembly shall annually appropriate that sum that it may deem necessary for carrying out the provisions and purposes of this chapter, and the state controller shall draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of the sum appropriated, or so much o…

Whenever any public or private laboratory performs a laboratory test for any sexually transmitted disease, the result, if reactive or positive, shall be reported within ten (10) days after the test by the person in charge of the laboratory to the state department of health in the…

Any report made pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall not be deemed a violation of the physician-patient relationship or otherwise contrary to the ethics of the medical profession.

Unless another penalty is provided by the laws of this state, any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter, or any rule or regulation adopted under this chapter, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100), or by impriso…

The physician or healthcare provider attending any person for a suspected sexually transmitted disease shall offer testing for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). All testing pursuant to this section shall be as provided for in chapter 6.3 of this title.

The general assembly recognizes and declares that: (1) The special legislative commission to study the feasibility of implementing a needle exchange program has met in accordance with 1992 joint resolution 192, and strongly recommends passage of a law enabling the department of h…

(a) The director of the department of health shall maintain a program offering the free exchange of new hypodermic needles and syringes for used hypodermic needles and syringes as a means to prevent the transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or viral hepatitis among i…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a physician licensed under chapter 37 of title 5, a physician assistant licensed under chapter 54 of title 5 or a certified registered nurse practitioner licensed under chapter 34 of title 5 who is authorized to pres…

The department of health is empowered to require persons who are in an infectious condition with a sexually transmitted disease to report for treatment to a licensed physician and to continue treatment until cured of his or her infectious condition. Any person suffering from any …

The state department of health shall provide and/or make arrangements for laboratory tests for the diagnosis of sexually transmitted disease and shall provide and/or make arrangements for the clinical treatment of sexually transmitted diseases as determined by the director of hea…

The superintendent or other officer or other person in charge of public or private institutions, such as hospitals or other licensed health care facilities, dispensaries, clinics, homes, asylums, and charitable and correctional institutions, shall promptly report the identity of …

Any physician who diagnoses and/or treats a case of sexually transmitted disease shall immediately make a report of that case to the state department of health in the manner and form that the department shall direct.

Any person who shall neglect for a period of ten (10) days to make a report as provided in §§ 23-11-5, 23-11-6, and 23-11-14 shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100).

It shall be the duty of every physician, midwife, physician assistant, and nurse practitioner engaged in prenatal attendance upon a pregnant woman to obtain a blood specimen of that pregnant woman within thirty (30) days after the first professional visit and again obtain a blood…

There is established within the department of health a division which shall be known as the division of legal services.

The division of legal services shall be headed by a member of the bar of this state who shall be appointed by the director of health with the approval of the governor, and who shall be in the classified service.

The chief counsel may appoint any assistants that may be deemed necessary whose powers and duties shall be similar to those imposed upon the chief counsel by law, and shall be performed under and by the advice and direction of the chief counsel.

The general assembly shall annually appropriate the sum or sums that it may deem necessary for the payment of the salaries of clerical assistants that may be deemed necessary and for the payment of office expenses and other actual expenses incurred by the chief counsel in the per…

The chief counsel shall have an office in the department of health building which shall be assigned to him or her for his or her use by the director of the department of health.

The chief counsel shall act as the legal adviser of the department of health and the officers of that department.

It shall be the duty of the state director of health to formulate a plan for the care and treatment of indigent persons suffering from cancer and to establish and designate standard requirements for the organization, equipment, and conduct of cancer units or departments in genera…

The state director of health shall formulate and put into effect an educational plan for the purpose of preventing cancer, for the purpose of aiding in the early diagnosis of cancer, and for the purpose of informing hospitals and cancer patients of the proper treatment.

The state director of health is authorized and directed to make rules and regulations specifying to what extent and on what terms and conditions indigent cancer patients of this state may receive financial aid for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer in any approved hospital in …

(a) The state director of health may enter into a contract with a non-profit organization to establish a registry to record certain cases of malignant disease that occur in residents of the state, and any appropriate information concerning these cases that it shall deem necessary…

When used in this chapter: (1) “Artificially produced radioactive material” means any radioactive material other than by-product material, special nuclear material, and source material which is produced by any unnatural process such as through the bombardment of material with hig…

A civil action may be instituted in superior court on behalf of the agency for injunctive relief to prevent the violation of the provisions of this chapter or codes, rules, or regulations promulgated under the provisions of this chapter, and the court may proceed in the action in…

It shall be unlawful for any person to use, manufacture, produce, transport, transfer, receive, acquire, own, possess, or dispose of any radiation source unless licensed by or registered with the administrator when that licensing or registration is required in accordance with the…

Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or rule or regulation of the agency or who violates any order of the agency promulgated pursuant to this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and in addition may be enjoined from continuing the violation. Each day…

There is created an advisory commission to be known as the state radiation advisory commission which shall consist of eleven (11) members. The commission membership shall at all times be limited to members having special expertise in radiation protection and radiological health. …

The director of health shall appoint a chairperson from among members of the advisory commission. The commission shall hold meetings on the call of the chairperson or director and all commission meetings and records of those meetings shall be open to the public.

The commission shall: (1) Review and evaluate policies and programs of the state relating to radiation and advise the agency of its opinions and findings; (2) Make recommendations to the governor, the director of health and the agency administrator and furnish any technical advic…

No existing civil or criminal remedy for any wrongful action which is a violation of any code, rule, or regulation promulgated under the provisions of this chapter shall be excluded or impaired by this chapter.

The powers and functions vested in the department of health under the provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to affect in any manner the powers, duties, and functions vested in the department of health under any other provisions of law.

This chapter shall not be construed as repealing any laws of the state relating to radiation sources, exposures, radiation protection, and professional licensure, but shall be held and construed as auxiliary and supplementary to other laws, except to the extent that they are in d…

If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application, and to this end the provis…

(a) The director of health shall designate a unit within the department of health as the state radiation control agency. (b) The director of health shall appoint a director of the agency, referred to as the administrator, who shall perform functions vested in the agency pursuant …

All radiation sources shall be shielded, transported, handled, used, kept, and disposed of in a manner as to prevent all users of radiation sources and all persons within effective range of radiation sources from being exposed to unnecessary radiation.

The administrator or his or her duly authorized representatives shall have the power to enter at all reasonable times upon any private or public property for the purpose of determining whether or not there is compliance with or violations of the provisions of this chapter and rul…

(a) The agency shall provide by rule or regulation for general or specific licensing of by-product, source, special nuclear materials, artificially produced radioactive material, and naturally occurring radioactive material, or devices or equipment utilizing those materials. The …

(a) The administrator may require each person who possesses or uses a radiation source or who is licensed by or registered with the radiation control agency to maintain records relating to the receipt, storage, transfer, or disposal of radiation sources and any other records as h…

(a) In accordance with the provisions of chapter 27 of title 42, the governor, on behalf of this state, is authorized to enter into agreements with the federal government providing for discontinuance of certain of the federal government’s responsibilities with respect to radiatio…