Introduction to Communicable Disease Law

Participants in this online course will learn the fundamentals of North Carolina communicable disease control law, including:

  • Disease reporting and surveillance
  • Communicable disease control measures, including isolation and quarantine
  • Enforcement of communicable disease laws 
  • Confidentiality in public health communicable disease control activities
  • Special issues associated with minor children 

Who Should Attend

This offering is for people who work in the North Carolina public health system and the attorneys who support them, including local health directors and medical directors, communicable disease nurses and nurse supervisors, disease investigation specialists, county attorneys, and other professionals in North Carolina’s state or local public health agencies who work in communicable disease or want to know more about communicable disease law. 

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS:

CLE Pending approval from the NC State Bar

  • Online
    May 19
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    Course participants who cancel their registration on or before May 11, 2026 will receive a full refund. No refund will be made for cancellations on or after May 12, 2026, but you will receive a transferrable credit to be used within 12 months. Click here to view the School’s full cancellation and refund policy.
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    $125.00
    Registration and payment for this course grants access for a single attendee. In order to register a group of attendees, please register each person individually. If you have questions, please contact our registration office at registration@sog.unc.edu or 919.966.4414.

MATERIALS:

Program materials will be available in CANVAS as they are received from instructors. The site will be accessible the week prior to the class. Instructions for accessing or creating a log-in to CANVAS can be found on the program materials site.

Zoom access information will be communicated the week prior to class. 

The 2026 Agenda HERE 

For all registration questions, resetting passwords, or login issues please contact:

Dale Zuckert

Assistant Registrar
919.966.4414
For questions regarding course details, including location, schedule, materials, and continuing education credits, please contact:

Susan Hutchinson

Program Manager, Law and Finance Group; Continuing Education Manager
919.966.4171
Associate Professor of Public Law and Government