Anonymous ID: 1916d0 Oct. 6, 2020, 11:14 a.m. No.10948218   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>8250 >>8582

MICHIGAN JUST PERFECTLY OUTLINED THE FINAL COMMUNIST SMACK DOWN

 

https://www.michigan.gov/documents/PubHealthAutPPOct10_153949_7.pdf

 

Excerpt:

 

Authority and Actions Under the Public Health Code to Prevent and Control the Spread of Disease

Presented by:

Denise Chrysler, Director

Office of Legal Affairs

Michigan Department of Community Health

Protection of the publics health

"The public health and general welfare of the people of the state are hereby declared to be matters of primary public concern. The legislature shall pass suitable laws for the protection and promotion of the public health.

Const 1963, art 4, 則 51

 

Michigan Department of Community Health

"Pursuant to section 51 of article 4 of the state constitution of 1963, the department [of community health] shall continually and diligently endeavor to prevent disease, prolong life, and promote the public health through organized programs, including … prevention and control of diseases…"

MCL 333.2221(1)

 

Michigan Public Health Code

"…shall be liberally construed for the protection of the health, safety, and welfare of the people of this state."

MCL 333.1111(2)

 

Powers of Director of Michigan Department of Community Health

If the Director determines that conditions anywhere in this state constitute a menace to the public health, she is authorized to take full charge of the administration of applicable state and local health laws, rules, regulations, and ordinances

MCL 333.2251(3)

 

Director's Powers Imminent Danger Order

"Upon a determination that an imminent danger to the health or lives of individuals exists in this state, the director immediately shall inform the individuals affected by the imminent danger and issue an order . . . . The order shall incorporate the director's findings and require immediate action necessary to avoid, correct, or remove the imminent danger."

MCL 333.2251(1)

 

Powers of Local Health Officer

The Director of the Department of Community Health has statewide jurisdiction.

Under Part 24 of the Public Health Code, local health officers have most of the powers granted to the Director to respond to public health emergencies within the area served by the local health department

 

For example, MCL 333.2451 authorizes local health officers to issue imminent danger orders within the local health department's jurisdiction

 

Director's Powers Emergency Order to Control Epidemic

"If the director [or local health officer] determines that control of an epidemic is necessary to protect the public health, the director, by emergency order, may prohibit the gathering of people for any purpose and may establish procedures to be followed during the epidemic to insure continuation of essential public health services and enforcement of health laws."

MCL 333.2253; MCL 333.2453

 

Violation of Director's Orders

A person who violates a rule or order of the department is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or a fine of not more than $200, or both. MCL 333.2261

An individual may be arrested if violation occurs in the presence of a police officer, or the police officer has reasonable cause to believe individual has violated a rule or order. MCL 764.15(1)

 

Director's Powers Warning Notice Against Carrier of Disease

Allows director or local health officer who determines "that an individual is a carrier and is a health threat to others" to issue a warning notice requiring person to cooperate in preventing or controlling transmission of disease.

Must inform the individual that if he or she fails to comply with the warning notice, the health department shall seek a court order

 

Must also inform the individual that, except in an emergency, the individual will have a right to a hearing before the court issues its order

 

MCL 333.5203

 

Director's Powers Petition Court for Order Against Carrier

"If a department representative or a local health officer knows or has reasonable grounds to believe that an individual has failed or refused to comply with a warning notice issued under section 5203, the department or local health department may petition the circuit court for the county of Ingham or for the county served by the local health department for an order…"

MCL 333.5205(1)

 

Director's Powers Emergency Action Against Carrier

"To protect the public health in an emergency, upon the filing of an affidavit by a department representative or a local health officer, the circuit court may order the department representative, local health officer, or a peace officer to take an individual whom the court has reasonable cause to believe is a carrier and is a health threat to others into custody and transport the individual to an appropriate emergency care or treatment facility for observation, examination, testing, diagnosis, or treatment and, if determined necessary by the court, temporary detention."