Health officials may direct emergency vaccination and treatment

A person may ask a court to review continued isolation or quarantine, or the treatment and conditions involved. These procedures apply to people isolated or quarantined under § 3136 during a state of emergency. The order remains in effect while either hearing request is pending. At a hearing about continued isolation or quarantine, health officials must show clear and convincing evidence that the person poses a significant risk of spreading disease with serious consequences. A person may request review of continued isolation or quarantine on or after 10 days following the hearing described in § 3136(5)e. The court must hold that hearing within 72 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. A hearing about treatment or the terms of isolation or quarantine must take place within 10 days after the court receives the request.

Health officials may direct vaccination or treatment and may isolate or quarantine some people who do not undergo them. These powers concern people during a state of emergency and vaccination or treatment directed at infectious or contagious disease. A vaccine or treatment must not be reasonably likely to cause serious harm to the person. Officials may isolate or quarantine people who cannot or will not undergo vaccination or treatment for health, religious, or conscience reasons, subject to § 3136. These powers apply only for as long as the state of emergency exists.

The Public Health Emergency Planning Council must meet, review the emergency plan, and have a hospital preparedness planning group. The Council includes voting members and appointed representatives of affected groups, such as health, local government, emergency services, and volunteer organizations. The Council advises the Governor on the public health emergency response. The statewide plan must be reviewed every two years. People responsible for carrying it out must receive timely training, and the plan must be tested regularly. The planning group must include representatives from DEMA, the Department of Health and Social Services, the medical community, and local emergency medical services. The Council must meet at least once a year, within 15 days after a public health emergency begins, and at least every 30 days until it ends.