Authority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-41-2-1

Affected: IC 16-41-2

Sec. 8. "Case" means a person, living or deceased, who:

1. (1) harbors a communicable disease, usually in the presence of discernible clinical disease, symptoms, or signs; and
2. (2) may serve as a potential source of infection.

Specific case definitions are defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists.

(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 1-2.5-8; filed Nov 25, 2015, 2:54 p.m.: 20151223-IR-410150039FRA; readopted filed Nov 12, 2021, 8:41 a.m.: 20211208-IR-410210385RFA; readopted filed Nov 14, 2025, 11:18 a.m.: 20251210-IR-410240588RFA)