Posted on 09/01/2009 5:52:39 AM PDT by bigdad99
Iowa Health Dept. has drafted forms to force detention of people simply exposed to the flu - do not have to prove H1N1 has infected them even though the test is simple and cheap. No provision for mothers and fathers to visit children - or visit of pastors and priests, etc. - strict detention. No option for family doctor to visit - this is a crime if allowed to continue.
Everyone needs to call the State house and Senators and House Members ASAP and demand that the rules be changed to require proof (and double proof to eliminate false positives) that the persons to be committed have H1N1 and allow parents to be with thier children - and allow personal doctors to visit and be under the control of health care while so detained. And why can't the people elect to be treated in a hospital of their choice?
Here is the text of the doc (see link above):
The Iowa Department of Public Health (Department) has determined that you have had contact with a person with Novel Influenza A H1N1. Novel Influenza A H1N1 is a disease which is spread from person to person and is associated fever (greater than 100.0 F), cough, sore throat, rhinorrhea (runny nose), nasal congestion, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. Novel Influenza A H1N1 presents a risk of serious harm to public health and if it spreads in the community severe public health consequences may result.
The Department has determined that it is necessary to quarantine your movement to a specific facility to prevent further spread of this disease. The Department has determined that quarantine in your home and other less restrictive alternatives are not acceptable because [insert the reason home quarantine is not acceptable, the person violated a previously issued home quarantine order, the person does not have an appropriate home setting conducive to home quarantine, etc.] The Department is therefore ordering you to comply with the following provisions during the entire period of quarantine:
1. Terms of confinement. You are ordered to remain at the quarantine facility, _____________________ [insert name and address of facility], from ___________ to ____________ [insert dates of quarantine].
2. Requirements during confinement. During the period of quarantine:
a. You must not leave the quarantine facility at any time unless you have received prior written authorization from the Department to do so.
b. You must not come into contact with anyone except the following persons:
(i) other persons who are also under similar quarantine order at the quarantine facility; (ii) authorized healthcare providers and other staff at the quarantine facility; (iii) authorized Department staff or other persons acting on behalf of the Department; and (iv) such other persons as are authorized by the Department.
c. Your daily needs, including food, shelter, and medical care, will be provided for you during the period of quarantine at the quarantine facility. You should bring clothing, toiletries, and other personal items with you to the quarantine facility. You will have limited access to a telephone at the quarantine facility. You may bring your cell phone with you should you desire to have greater access to a means of communication.
d. You should inform your employer that you are under quarantine order and are not authorized to physically come to the work place, although you may work from the facility via electronic or other means if appropriate. You should be aware that Iowa law prohibits an employer from firing, demoting, or otherwise discriminating against an employee due to the compliance of an employee with a quarantine order issued by the Department. (Iowa Code section 139A.13A).
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4. Legal authority. This order is issued pursuant to the legal authority contained at Iowa Code chapters 135, 139A and 641 Iowa Administrative Code chapter 1, a copy of which is labeled Attachment B and is attached to this order for your review. The Department shall comply with the principles for quarantine contained in subrule 1.9(3) of this attachment when issuing and implementing this order.
5. Ensuring compliance. In order to ensure that you strictly comply with this Quarantine Order the Department or persons authorized by the Department may regularly inspect the quarantine facility.
6. Violations of order. If you fail to comply with this Quarantine Order you may be ordered to be quarantined in a more restrictive facility. In addition, failure to comply with this order is a simple misdemeanor for which you may be arrested, fined, and imprisoned.
Welcome Newby!
WELCOME TO FREE REPUBLIC...TODAY!
A) SAY WHAT?
B) Any cop who arrests me is now also exposed. Do we get on the train together?
We believe that half the population could be susceptible to
H1N1.Therefore,we will round up all Republicans for their
own safety!
can this be downloaded from thomas yet?
So, in other words, this applies only if the person violates a home quarrantine order or does not live in a setting conducive to home quarrantine (such as a boarding house).
Tell me again why this sounds so draconian. Similar quarrantine guidelines have been around for decades.
Slow leak
Released 5/1/2009
I’ll opening one of those face mask businesses. Should be able to make a million or two....
zero gets a briefing today on the status of the flu. of interest,Janet Napolitano will be part of the group briefing him.
Garlic necklaces.
And why, exactly, would I support forced detention of my fellow citizens even if they *did* test positive?
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....And have micro chips implanted in them.
Uh, you need to get your terms straight. If somone has H1N1, their restriction is called isolation. Quarrantine by definition restricts those who may have been exposed to a virus.
Please line up for health care and have your voting cards out!
http://www.hulu.com/watch/2357/saturday-night-live-peter-sarsgaards-sars-guards
The only difference is we now have the technology to identify new flu viruses before they become epidemics.
H1N1 is not a Spanish Influenza-class threat.
The only reason to pretend it is, is to gain control over the entire population.
I keep looking at the older people stats in particular since they do (most of the time) have the option to stay home for a while....But I see it again and again....old folks who have never had the flu get it....after having the shot.
Commonwealth of Mass also has a ‘Pandemic Act’ on the books. We should be hearing from other states as well. What on earth is being “staged”?
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