§ 1403. Duty to protect health of the people
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 71 P.S. State GovernmentEffective: February 12, 2024
Effective: February 12, 2024
71 P.S. § 1403
§ 1403. Duty to protect health of the people
(b) The Secretary of Health shall cause examination to be made of nuisances or questions affecting the security of life and health in any locality, and for that purpose the secretary, and any person authorized by the secretary so to do, may, without fee or hindrance, enter, examine and survey all grounds, vehicles, apartments, buildings, and places within the State, and all persons so authorized by the secretary shall have the powers and authority conferred by law upon constables.
(c)(1) With the exception of a State health center in any county that is established as a separate county health department under the act of August 24, 1951 (P.L. 1304, No. 315),1 known as the Local Health Administration Law, the department shall operate public State health centers and provide at a minimum those public health services in effect as of July 1, 1995. The department shall not enter into contracts with any additional private providers that would result in the elimination of any State health center nor reduce the scope of services currently provided nor reduce the number of centers.
(d) The department shall maintain and operate a State Public Health Laboratory that shall assure the availability of reliable clinical laboratory services and laboratory-based information that are needed by clinicians and other health providers for proper diagnosis and treatment, prevention of disease and promotion of the health of the citizens of this Commonwealth. The State Public Health Laboratory shall arrange for and perform clinical tests to identify diseases and provide epidemiological and surveillance support. The State Public Health Laboratory shall not contract with outside laboratories to perform testing in rabies, measles, rubella, Lyme disease, influenza and tuberculosis identification. The State Public Health Laboratory shall be administered and maintained in a manner in effect as of July 1, 1995.
Credits
1905, April 27, P.L. 312, § 8. Amended 1996, July 2, P.L. 518, No. 87, § 2, imd. effective; 2023, Dec. 14, P.L. 419, No. 50, § 1, effective in 60 days [Feb. 12, 2024].
Footnotes
16 P.S. § 12001 et seq.
71 P.S. § 1403, PA ST 71 P.S. § 1403
Current through Act 13 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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