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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="18-214.2" title_number="18" title_name="Disease Prevention" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Reports; Preventive Actions">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section, “public institution of higher education” means:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>A public senior higher education institution, as defined in § 10–101 of the Education Article; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A community college.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A public institution of higher education does not include an institution without residential housing or a health center.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>On or before August 1 each year, beginning in 2021, each public institution of higher education shall submit an outbreak response plan to the Department.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If there is an outbreak of a contagious disease at a public institution of higher education, the public institution of higher education shall implement the outbreak response plan required under paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The outbreak response plan required under subsection (b) of this section shall be customized to the public institution of higher education and include:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>A process for expediently notifying students, families of students, faculty, and staff of:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The outbreak of a contagious disease;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Subpopulations that are at high risk of severe complications from the contagious disease;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Guidance on how students, families of students, faculty, and staff can take reasonable protective measures; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Information on the availability of laboratory testing for students, faculty, and staff;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Processes for implementing evidence–based outbreak response measures;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The provision of staff to successfully implement the outbreak response plan during an outbreak of a contagious disease at the public institution of higher education;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>A process for reporting an outbreak of a contagious disease at the public institution of higher education to:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The Department;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The local health department;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Campus health providers;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Local community health providers; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>Regional hospitals; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Any other measure required by the Department.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
