When the Health Officer has reasonable cause to suspect possible disease transmission by one or more employees of a food processing establishment, he or she shall secure a morbidity history of the suspected employee or make any other investigation as indicated and shall take appropriate action. The Health Officer may require any or all of the following measures:

1. (1) The immediate exclusion of the employee(s) from employment in food processing establishments.
2. (2) The immediate closure of the food-processing establishment concerned until, in the opinion of the Health Officer, no further danger of disease outbreak exists.
3. (3) Restriction of the employee’s or employees' services to some area of the establishment where there would be no danger of transmitting disease.
4. (4) Adequate medical and laboratory examination of the employee(s) and of his or her body discharges.

Author: Ronald Dawsey

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§22-2-2(6), 22-20-5.

Editor’s Note: Rule .19 was renumbered to .09 as per certification filed November 19, 2010; effective December 24, 2010.

History: Filed March 23, 1984. Repealed and New Rule: Filed November 19, 2010; effective December 24, 2010.