Stuart wk 7
What authorities do the fictional Carol County public health and the

Stuart wk 7
What authorities do the fictional Carol County public health and the Bobsville healthcare community retain to implement an isolation process?
According to the state of Oklahoma statute Title 63-1-502 and 504 the governor has the right to order a health emergency or quarantine. This in turn gives the power of health workers and law enforcement to implement and enforce such quarantine regulations. (NCSL, n.d.). This would allow the authorities of Carol County and Bobsville to quarantine any suspected or believed to be infected by the Sarin Gas attack until such quarantine is served. The main goal of this is protecting the mass spread of a communicable disease or infection/contamination.
When can Carol County public health issue a quarantine order?
As soon as it is deemed that it is a communicable disease or something that can spread through infection. They can then request a quarantine through the Governor. Once the Governor has signed off on legalizing the quarantine at that time Carol County can begin the implementation of the quarantine and do what is needed to enforce it. (NCSL, n.d.).        
Is there a legal requirement to provide information to the public about the incident?  Why or why not?
Yes, there is a legal requirement to provide information to the public about an incident. This is covered in the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) which makes it legal for government entities to release any information that someone or someone’s request. In instances like this it is likely that news channels will be present and requesting information through the FOIA so that they can inform the public with updated news. As long as this is not a national security issue and personal identifiable information is not being given out this is ok. If the government or authorities wish to not release information, they must be able to justify it as a national security issue if they do or be able to articulate that it could impede law enforcement activities through like an investigation. We typically see this in major events as law enforcement will hold a press conference to release any information allowed to be released at the time to keep the public informed.  
Sources:
(FOIA), F. of I. A. (n.d.). Foia.gov (Freedom of Information Act) learn. Freedom of Information Act: Learn. https://www.foia.gov/about.html#:~:text=Federal%20agencies%20are%20required%20to,national%20security%2C%20and%20law%20enforcement.
NCSL. (n.d.). Summary state quarantine and isolation statutes. National Conference of State Legislatures. https://www.ncsl.org/health/state-quarantine-and-isolation-statutes
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