The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Christopher D. Adams.
DIGEST
Johns (SB 258)
Present law provides in order to prevent the occurrence or spread of communicable diseases, the
rules and regulations of the Sanitary Code shall provide for an immunization program and
provide for and require the reporting, investigation, and application and implementation of
appropriate control measures to expressly include isolation and/or quarantine proceedings and
measures, for all communicable diseases of public health significance.
Proposed law amends present law to provide in order to prevent the occurrence or spread of
communicable diseases, the rules and regulations of the Sanitary Code shall provide for an
immunization program and provide for and require the reporting, including but not limited to the
reporting of cases of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) when such a test is conducted by a
laboratory or hospital, investigation, and application and implementation of appropriate control
measures to expressly include isolation and/or quarantine proceedings and measures, for all
communicable diseases of public health significance.
Effective August 1, 2014.
(Amends R.S. 40:4(A)(2)(intro para))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Health and Welfare to the
original bill
1. Provides for the reporting of cases of Respiratory Syncytial Virus when a test is
conducted by a laboratory or hospital.