Download Alert Notification SOG - Lorain County General Health District

NEO Regional Epidemiology Group
Standard Operating Guidelines
Closing a Business
Protect Mission Capability: Isolation & Quarantine
Purpose
The purpose of this protocol is to establish standard guidelines for the closure of businesses to be
used by the staff of the Northeast Ohio (NEO) Public Health partnership, composed of public
health officials from Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, and Lorain counties.
Scope
These guidelines are intended for use during an infectious disease outbreak requiring the activation
of the Northeast Ohio Regional Public Health Community Containment Plan.
Responsibility
The public health officials of the Northeast Ohio Public Health partnership will be responsible for
enacting these guidelines within their respective jurisdictions.
Procedures
Please note that the action steps outlined below will not necessarily follow in sequential order. Steps
may also occur simultaneously.
Date/Time
Began
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Initials Done
Person/Group
Responsible
Action Steps
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_Documented cases of highly pathogenic disease in
the United States of America.
_Documented cases of highly pathogenic disease in
Ohio
_Documented cases of highly pathogenic disease in
northeast Ohio
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The Health Commissioner/Officer consults with the
Director of Nursing, Director of Environmental
Health and Epidemiological staff for
recommendations on community containment
measures.
Regional Public Health Officials collaborate and
communicate with key state officials to review
circumstances and determine the extent of business
closure needed.
 Any confirmed cases of novel highly
pathogenic illness in the
community/business with evidence of
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Service Area:
transmission occurring and the possibility of
exposed or at- risk persons.
Does the business provide an essential
service to the community?
The Health Commissioner/Officer determines that
there is reasonable cause to believe that allowing
one or more businesses to stay open may endanger
the public health.
The Health Commissioner provides the business(es)
with a written order notifying the business of:
 The premises designated for closure;
 The date and time at which the closure will
commence;
 A statement of the terms and conditions of
the closure;
 A statement of the basis on which the
closure is justified; and
 The availability of a hearing to contest a
closure order of a health care facility.
Public Health and the city’s administration
determine if law enforcement is needed to maintain
closure of the business.
The NEO Public Health Partnership in collaboration
with key state/federal officials continue to monitor
the conditions of the highly pathogenic disease as it
relates to business closings.
The business will remain closed until Public Health
issues a letter stating services can be resumed.
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