THE
JHARKHAND GAZETTE
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
4 Chaitr, 1942 (S)
Ranchi, Friday, 24th April, 2020
Department of Health, Medical Education & Family Welfare
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Notification
16th March, 2020
The Jharkhand State Epidemic Disease (COVID-19) Regulations, 2020
Ref. No. 61 (13)-- In exercise of the powers under section 2, 3 & 4 of the Epidemic Disease
Act, 1897, the Governor of Jharkhand is pleased to issue following regulations regarding COVID-19
(Corona Virus Disease 2019):
(i) These regulations may be called ‘The Jharkhand Epidemic Disease
(COVID-19) Regulations, 2020’.
(ii) They shall extend to whole of the State of Jharkhand.
(iii) They shall come into force from the date of publication of the notification
in the official Gazette.
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) ‘Epidemic disease’ means COVID-19.
(b) ‘Surveillance Personnel’ means any personnel designated by the District
Magistrate of the respective District to discharge such functions, duties
and responsibilities as are considered necessary for the purpose of these
regulations.
(c) ‘Premises’ means any land, whether used to agriculture or non-
agricultural purposes, or any building or part of a building and includes,-
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(i) the garden, grounds and out-houses, if any, appurtenant to such building
or part of a building, and
(ii) any fittings affixed to such building or part of a building for the more
beneficial enjoyment, thereof;
(d) ‘Home Quarantine’ means confining a person suspected for suffering
from Epidemic disease to a dwelling unit or part thereof with a purpose to
minimize possibility of direct or indirect contact with other persons and
animals.
(e) ‘Institutional Quarantine’ Facility means any facility declared by the
Director in Chief, Health Services, Jharkhand for the purpose of
quarantine of suspected/probable cases of COVID-19.
(f) ‘Isolation Facility’ means any facility declared by the Director in Chief,
Health Services, Jharkhand for the purpose of isolation of confirmed cases
of COVID-19.
(g) ‘Other’ means any instruction(s) or order(s) issued by the concerned
Deputy Commissioner/Deputy Development Commissioner/Additional
District Magistrate/Sub Divisional Officer/Executive Magistrate or Officers
of the Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare Department not
below the rank of Civil Surgeon-cum-Chief Medical Officer of a District,
Principal of a Government Medical College or Medical Superintendent of
a Hospital for the surveillance, prevention and control of COVID-19.
(h) ‘State and District Surveillance Unit’ means any unit or office notified as
such by the State Government or any of its functionaries.
(i) If there are sufficient reasons, cause or information to suspect or believe
that any person (s) could be infected with COVID-19 and his continued
presence in a premises is hazardous to the public safety, it shall be lawful
for a Surveillance Personnel to enter upon any such premises, after giving
reasonable opportunity to the owner/ occupier, for the purpose of
surveillance of instances of fever or cough or respiratory difficulty,
enquire into or undertake physical examination, as he/she thinks fit, and
such person(s) shall be bound to cooperate and render all possible
assistance to facilitate such surveillance, inspection, enquiry and
examination.
(ii) If consequent upon such inquiry, inspection, examination or otherwise,
Surveillance Personnel has reason to believe or suspect that such a
person could be infected with COVID-19, the Surveillance Personnel may
direct/arrange to put that person (s) in home quarantine or direct/ escort
that person (s) to an ‘Institutional Quarantine Facility’ or an ‘Isolation
Facility’.
It shall be mandatory for Medical Officers in Government Health
Institutions and registered Private Medical Practitioners, including AYUSH
practitioners, to notify such person(s) to the concerned State & District
Surveillance Unit, along with duly filled up self declaration forms, who,
within their knowledge, are having travel history to COVID-19 affected
countries as per the extant guidelines and are having complaints of fever
or cough or respiratory difficulty or even without any signs and symptoms
of the Epidemic disease.
3. Powers, duties and
responsibilities of
Surveillance
Personnel
4. Duties of Medical
Officers and
Practitioners
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If the owner or occupier(s) of any premises or any individual
suspected/confirmed with COVID-19, refuses to take measures for
prevention or treatment i.e. Home quarantine/Institutional Quarantine/
Isolation or any such person refuses to co-operate with, render assistance
to or comply with the directions of the Surveillance Personnel, the
concerned
Deputy
Commissioner/
Deputy
Development
Commissioner/Additional District Magistrate/Sub Divisional Officer or an
Executive Magistrate, having jurisdiction and specifically authorized by
the District Magistrate in this regard, may pass an appropriate Order and
may proceed with proceedings under Section 133 of the Code of Criminal
Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974) or take any other coercive action as deemed
necessary and expedient for enforcing such cooperation and assistance.
In case of a minor, such Order shall be directed to the guardian or any
other adult member of the family of the minor.
No person/Institutions/Organizations will use any print or electronic
media for information regarding COVID-19 without necessary order. This
is to avoid spread of any Rumour or unauthenticated information
regarding COVID-19. No private laboratory has been authorized to take or
test samples for COVID-19. All such samples will be collected and sent to
designated labs as per prevailing guidelines of Govt. of India or as per the
prevailing order of the Department of Health Government of Jharkhand.
The Home/Institutional quarantine, Isolation, management & other
protocols will be done as per prevailing guidelines of Govt. of India or as
per the prevailing order of the Department of Health Government of
Jharkhand.
Whosoever contravenes any of the provisions of these regulations or
disobeys an Order or obstructs the performance of functions, duties and
responsibilities enshrined upon any authority under these regulations,
shall be deemed to have committed an offence under Section 188 of the
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860)
No suit or other legal proceedings shall be against any person for
anything done or intended to the done in good faith under these
Regulations.
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5. Enforcement
6. Restrictions
7. Offences
8. Protection
Dr. Nitin Kulkarni,
Principal Secretary
Department of Health, Medical Education & Family Welfare.