North Carolina Public Health Law

North Carolina Communicable Disease Control Law

Articles and Bulletins (pdfs)

• An Overview of North Carolina’s Rabies Control Law, by Aimee Wall, Local Government Law Bulletin No. 109 (March 2007)
• The North Carolina Public Health System’s Isolation and Quarantine Authority, by Jill Moore, Health Law Bulletin No. 84 (July 2006)
• New North Carolina Bioterrorism Law, by Jill Moore. Health Law Bulletin No. 79 (Feb. 2003)
• Unnatural Disasters: Bioterrorism and the Role of Government. Popular Government Vol. 67, No. 4 (Summer 2002), pp. 4-13
• Responding to Biological Threats: The Public Health System’s Communicable Disease Control Authority, by Jill Moore. Health Law Bulletin No. 78 (Oct. 2001)

FAQs (pdfs)

• Communicable disease reporting requirements
• Communicable disease investigations
• Communicable disease control measures in general
• Immunizations
• Isolation and quarantine

Webinar Materials

• H1N1 Influenza A – Dr. Julie Casani, NC Office of Public Health Preparedness & Response
• Legal Issues in H1N1 Response – Jill Moore, UNC School of Government
• Public Employees & the H1N1 Outbreak – Drake Maynard, Office of State Personnel
• Communicable Disease Emergency Policy, NC State Personnel Manual
• H1N1 Local Level Response – Gibbie Harris, Buncombe County Health Director
• Buncombe County Government Key Message Map for General Public, 2009-2010 Flu Season

Materials from 2005 SOG Communicable Disease Law Training

• HIV/STD, Other Communicable Diseases, & the Law: Essential Information for North Carolina Public Health Practitioners (July 26-27, 2005 (Asheville, NC); September 20-21, 2005 (Wilmington, NC); and October 18-19, 2005 (Chapel Hill, NC).

PowerPoint Presentations

• Pandemic Influenza: Some Legal Considerations (February 2007)
• Frequently Asked Questions about Immunization & NC Law, 2007 NC Immunization Conference (September 2007)
• The Law of Communicable Disease Control in North Carolina (July 2004)
• Isolation and Quarantine Law for NC Public Health Regional Surveillance Teams (May 2004, updated to reflect new law in July 2004)