Section 693.60  Isolation for Syphilis, Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, and Chancroid

a)         When a Local Health Authority, Designated Agency or the Department, where applicable, knows or has reason to believe, because of medical or epidemiological information, that a person within its jurisdiction is a Noncompliant STD Carrier, it shall initiate and document all reasonable efforts to obtain the voluntary cooperation of such person for appropriate counseling, education and cessation of noncompliant behavior.

b)         A "Noncompliant STD Carrier," for purposes of this Section, means a person who is infected with syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, or chancroid is presently capable of infecting others, and is engaging in conduct or activities that place others at risk of exposure to the STD.

c)         If all attempts at voluntary cooperation have failed to the extent that the noncompliant individual continues to engage in conduct or activities which place others at risk of exposure to the STD, the Local Health Authority or Designated Agency when it determines that it has explored and exhausted all possible reasonable means to obtain compliance may request the Department to seek a court order, pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Act, for isolating such person into a restricted environment until such time as the individual is no longer clinically capable of infecting others or has demonstrated a willingness and ability as shown by reported acts and statements of intention to refrain from behavior that places others at risk of exposure to the STD.  The Department may also seek such a court order on its own initiative.

d)         The provisions of this Section shall also apply to cases in which an isolation order is being sought concurrently with an examination or medical treatment order, when the Department can demonstrative by clear and convincing evidence that treatment must be initiated in a restricted environment because the individual cannot or will not refrain from conduct or activities which place orders at risk of exposure to the STD.

(Source:  Amended at 25 Ill. Reg. 3916, effective April 1, 2001)