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Last reviewed Aug 1, 2011
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Guidelines
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Pandemic Plan
Recent Additions
Martin R, Conseil A, Longstaff A, et al. Pandemic influenza control in Europe and the constraints resulting from incoherent public health laws. BMC Public Health 2010 Sep 3;10:532 [Full text]
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Articles from Weekly Briefing/Osterholm Briefing
Pandemic preparedness and the law: Legal consequences of poor planning
Antivirals and legal considerations: A look at 4 scenarios
Sidebar to above article. Steven Gravely, partner and head of the healthcare practice group of law firm Troutman Sanders, highlights the potential risk to businesses of certain stockpiling and distribution scenarios.
Legal issues
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Resources from Others
Overviews
ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union). Pandemic preparedness: the need for a public health--not a law enforcement/national security--approach. Jan 14, 2008 [Full text]
Azorsky TL. Pandemic planning: Active participation by the legal department is critical. Metropolitan Corporate Counsel. Nov 2007 [Full text - PDF]
Bureau of Justice Assistance (US Department of Justice). Assessing and managing the terrorism threat. Sep 2005 [Full text - PDF]
Bureau of Justice Assistance (US Department of Justice). Engaging the private sector to promote homeland security: law enforcement-private security partnership. Sep 2005 [Full text - PDF]
Bureau of Justice Assistance (US Department of Justice). Justice and public health system planning: confronting a pandemic outbreak (symposium proceedings) May 2006 [Full text - PDF]
Bureau of Justice Assistance (US Department of Justice). Mutual aid: multijurisdictional partnerships for meeting regional needs. Sep 2005 [Full text - PDF]
Bureau of Justice Assistance (US Department of Justice). The role of law enforcement in public health emergencies: special considerations for an all-hazard approach. Sep 2006 [Full text - PDF]
Chezem LL. Pandemic flu outbreak: many duties; one sheriff. Jun 19, 2006 [PowerPoint]
Coleman CH, Reis A. Potential penalties for health care professionals who refuse to work during a pandemic. (Commentary) JAMA 2008 Mar 26;299(12):1471-3 [Extract]
Colwell, L. The pandemic influenza plan: implications for local law enforcement. IACP Police Chief Journal 2006 Jan [Full text]
Committee on Court Security and Emergency Preparedness, Arizona Supreme Court. Preparing for the unthinkable: A report to the Arizona Judicial Council. Dec 2003 [Full text - PDF] [Nov 29, 2006, Supplement - PDF]
CRS (Congressional Research Service). The 2009 influenza A(H1N1) outbreak: selected legal issues. Posted Jun 16, 2009 (but dated May 6) [Full text]
CRS (Congressional Research Service). The 2009 influenza pandemic: selected legal issues. Released Sep 7, 2009 (but dated Aug 11) [Full text]
Gostin LO. Influenza A(H1N1) and pandemic preparedness under the rule of international law. (Commentary) JAMA 2009 Jun 10;301(22):2376-8 [Extract]
Hartsfield D, Moulton AD, KcKie KL. A review of model public health law. Am J Public Health 2007 (published online Apr 5) [Abstract]
Martin R, Conseil A, Longstaff A, et al. Pandemic influenza control in Europe and the constraints resulting from incoherent public health laws. BMC Public Health 2010 Sep 3;10:532 [Full text]
National Center for State Courts. Emergency management for courts. 2003 [Full text - PDF]
Rothstein MA, Talbott MK. Encouraging compliance with quarantine: a proposal to provide job security and income replacement. Am J Public Health 2007 (published online Apr 5) [Abstract]
Stier DD, Nicks D, Cowan GJ. The courts, public health, and legal preparedness. Am J Public Health 2007 (published online Apr 5) [Abstract]
Weiss RI, McKie KL, Goodman RA. The law and emergencies: Surveillance for public health-related legal issues during Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Am J Public Health 2007 (published online Apr 5) [Abstract]
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Guidelines
American Health Lawyers Association. Community pan-flu preparedness: a checklist of key legal issues for healthcare providers. Jul 2008 [Full text - PDF]
American Health Lawyers Association. Emergency preparedness response & recovery checklist: beyond the emergency management plan. Dec 2, 2004 [Full text - PDF]
Bellagio Group. Statement of principles on social justice and influenza. Jul 2006 [Full text]
Bureau of Justice Assistance (US Department of Justice). Guidelines for pandemic emergency preparedness planning: A road map for courts. Mar 2007 [Full text - PDF]
Bureau of Justice Assistance (US Department of Justice). Preparing the justice system for a pandemic influenza: critical questions [Full text]
Correction Technology Association. Corrections agency and IT preparation for pandemic influenza [Full text]
HHS. HIPAA privacy rule: disclosures for emergency preparedness - a decision tool. Released Jul 5, 2006 [Full text]
State Justice Institute. Planning for emergencies: Immediate events and their aftermath: A guide for local courts. Nov 2005 [Full text - PDF]
Public Health and Law Enforcement Emergency Preparedness Workgroup. Coordinated implementation of community response measures (including social distancing) to control the spread of pandemic respiratory disease: a guide for developing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for public health, law enforcement, corrections, and the judiciary. Jul 2008 [Full text - PDF]
Public Health and Law Enforcement Emergency Preparedness Workgroup. A framework for improving cross-sector coordination for emergency preparedness and response: action steps for public health, law enforcement, the judiciary and corrections. Jul 2008 [Full text - PDF]
Stier DD, Thombley ML. Public health mutual aid agreements: a menu of suggested provisions. Jul 2008 [Full text - PDF]
Unified Supreme Court/Branch Court Emergency Management Group (FL). Florida state courts strategy for pandemic influenza: Keeping the courts open in a pandemic. Mar 29, 2006 [Full text - PDF]
University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics Pandemic Influenza Working Group. Stand on guard for thee: ethical considerations in preparedness planning for pandemic influenza. Nov 2005 [Full text]
WHO. Equitable access to therapeutic and prophylactic measures. Project on addressing ethical issues in pandemic influenza planning, working group one. Oct 20, 2006 [Full text - PDF]
WHO. Ethics of public health measures in response to pandemic influenza. Project on addressing ethical issues in pandemic influenza planning, working group two. Oct 6, 2006 [Full text - PDF]
WHO. Expert report: Patent issues related to influenza viruses and its genes. Working paper released Oct 16, 2007 [Full text - PDF]
WHO. The role and obligations of health-care workers during an outbreak of pandemic influenza. Project on addressing ethical issues in pandemic influenza planning, working group three. Sept 14, 2006 [Full text - PDF]
WHO. Issues that arise between governments when developing a multilateral response to a potential outbreak of pandemic influenza. Project on addressing ethical issues in pandemic influenza planning, working group four. Oct 21, 2006 [Full text - PDF]
WHO Interdisciplinary Working Group on Pandemic Influenza Preparedness. Sharing of influenza viruses and access to vaccines and other benefits. Oct 9, 2007 [Full text - PDF]
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Legal Authority
Administrative Office of the Courts (California). Epidemics and the California courts. Oct 2006 [Full text - PDF]
Bensimon CM, Upshur REG. Evidence and effectiveness in decision making for quarantine. Am J Public Health 2007 (published online Apr 5) [Abstract]
CDC. Public health emergency law training [Web site]
CDC. Social distancing law project. 2008 [Full text]
Center for public health law partnerships, University of Louisville. Public health law bench book for Indiana courts. Jul 2006 [Full text - PDF]; Jul 2006 [Full text - PDF]
Congressional Research Service. Federal and State quarantine and isolation authority. Aug 2006 [Full text - PDF]
Florida Court Education Council's Publication Committee. Pandemic influenza benchguide: Legal issues concerning quarantine and isolation. 2007 [Full text - PDF]
Health Law & Policy Institute, University of Houston Law Center. Control measures and public health emergencies: a Texas bench book. 2008 [Full text - PDF]
Katz R. Use of revised international health regulations during influenza A (H1N1) epidemic, 2009. Emerg Infect Dis 2009 Aug (published online Jun 9) [Full text]
King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, Civil Division (Washington). Public health emergency bench book. Dec 2006 [Full text - PDF]
Shaw FE, McKie KL, Liveoak CA, et al. Variation in quarantine powers among the 10 most populous US states in 2004. Am J Public Health 2007 (published online Apr 5) [Abstract]
Stier DD, Goodman RA. Mutual aid agreements: essential legal tools for public health preparedness and response. Am J Public Health 2007 (published online Apr 5) [Abstract]
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Selected Readings
American Health Lawyers Association. Lessons learned from the gulf coast hurricanes. May 2007 [Full text - PDF]
Attaran A. A legislative failure of epidemic proportions. (Editorial) CMAJ 2008 Jul 1;179(1) (published online Jun 12) [Full text]
Benson DW. Are companies prepared to handle the avian flu? Business to Business. Hosted in Littler archives. Apr 2006 [Full text - PDF]
Benson DW. Pandemic preparation in the workplace. Georgia Bar Journal. Hosted in Littler archives. 2006 Oct [Full text - PDF]
Choo K. The avian flu time bomb. ABA Journal. Hosted on UPMC Center for Biosecurity Web site. 2005 [Full text - PDF]
Fidler DP. Indonesia decision to withhold influenza virus samples from the World Health Organization: Implications for International law. ASIL Insights 2007 Feb;11(4) [Full text]
Garoon JP, Duggan PS. Discourses of disease, discourses of disadvantage: a critical analysis of National Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Plans. Soc Sci Med 2008 Oct;67(7):1133-42 [Abstract]
Gostin LO. Medical countermeasures for pandemic influenza: ethics and the law. JAMA 2006 Feb 1;295(5):554-6 [Extract]
Jacques B. Swine flu – some employment issues. Law Practice Today. May 2009 [Full text]
Kass N, Otto J, O'Brien D, et al. Ethics and severe pandemic influenza: maintaining essential functions through a fair and considered response. Biosecur Bioterr 2008 Sep;6(3):227-36 [Abstract]
Martin R. The role of law in pandemic influenza preparedness in Europe. Public Health 2009 (published online Mar 4) [Abstract]
Parmet WE. Pandemic vaccines--the legal landscape. N Engl J Med 2010 May 27;362(21):1949-52 [Full text]
Susser PA. The law: limiting exposure—of the legal kind. Harvard Business Review. Hosted in Littler archives. May 2006 [Full text - PDF]
Wilson K, von Tigerstrom B, McDougall C. Protecting global health security through the International Health Regulations: requirements and challenges. CMAJ 2008 Jul 1;719(1):44-8 (published online Jun 12) [Full text]
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Pandemic Plan
Administrative Office of the Courts (Arizona). Pandemic continuity of operations plan for the courts of Arizona. Dec 2006 [Full text - PDF - may load slowly]
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