Emergency Law Inventory

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Jurisdiction & Roles

Filter Laws by State

ELI includes laws enacted by the 50 U.S. states, District of Columbia, the federal government and 8 territories and freely associated states.

  • Alabama
  • Alaska
  • American Samoa
  • Arizona
  • Arkansas
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Connecticut
  • Delaware
  • District of Columbia
  • Federated States of Micronesia
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Guam
  • Hawaii
  • Idaho
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Iowa
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Maine
  • Marshall Islands
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Mississippi
  • Missouri
  • Montana
  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • North Dakota
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Ohio
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon
  • Palau
  • Pennsylvania
  • Puerto Rico
  • Rhode Island
  • South Carolina
  • South Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • United States Virgin Islands
  • Utah
  • Vermont
  • Virginia
  • Washington
  • West Virginia
  • Wisconsin
  • Wyoming

Filter Laws by Role

ELI includes laws pertaining to 18 specific roles plus an “other” role category.

  • Advanced practice registered nurses (including nurse practitioners, nurse-midwives, nurse anesthetists, and clinical nurse specialists)
  • Dentist
  • Emergency management professionals (including emergency management workers)
  • EMS (including ambulance operators, emergency medical technicians, and paramedics)
  • Firefighter
  • Funeral personnel (including funeral directors and embalmers)
  • Governmental public health official
  • Law enforcement (including police and sheriff)
  • Mental or behavioral health professional (including psychiatrists)
  • Nurse (including practical nurses and registered nurses)
  • Other
  • Owners/ managers of private property (including those controlling real estate)
  • Pharmacist
  • Pharmacy technicians/interns
  • Physician (including surgeons, osteopathic physicians, allopathic physicians, podiatrists, and medical examiners)
  • Physician assistant (including osteopathic physician assistants)
  • Social worker
  • Students of the health care professions (including interns and residents)
  • Veterinarian

NOTE: The content on this site is offered only as a public service and does not constitute solicitation or provision of legal advice. This site and this tool should not be used as a substitute for obtaining legal advice from an attorney licensed or authorized to practice in your jurisdiction. You should always consult a suitably qualified attorney regarding any specific legal problem or matter.

 

Funding for this resource was generously provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under a contract from the National Association of County and City Health Officials (CDC cooperative agreement numbers 6 NU38OT000306-04-01, 5 NU38OT000306-05-00, and 6 NU38OT000306-05-05)