§ 206. Special duties of Director.

The Director of Health ("Director") is directed and empowered to perform the duties enumerated herein.

A.

Examinations. The Director shall make examinations of persons reasonably suspected of having syphilis in the infectious stages, or gonococcus infection. Because of the prevalence of such diseases among prostitutes, their associations may be within the class of persons reasonably suspected.

B.

Isolation. The Director shall isolate persons infected with any such diseases whenever isolation is necessary to protect the public health. In establishing isolation, the Director of Health shall define the limits of the area in which the persons reasonably suspected or known to have syphilis or gonococcus infection and his or her immediate attendants are to be isolated; and no person, other than the attending physician, shall enter or leave the area of isolation without the permission of the Director of Health.

C.

Examination of women. In making examinations and inspections of women for the purpose of ascertaining the existence of syphilis or gonococcus infection, the Director shall appoint a woman physician for the purpose if the service of a woman physician is requested or demanded by the person examined.

D.

Quarantine. In case of quarantine or isolation, the Director shall not terminate the quarantine until the cases have become noninfectious.

E.

Smears taken. Cases of gonococcus infection are to be regarded as infectious until at least two (2) successive smears, taken not less than forty-eight (48) hours apart, fail to show gonococci.

F.

Confidential reports. The Director shall keep all reports of such inspections and examinations from public inspection and make every reasonable effort to keep secret the identity of those affected by venereal diseases.