Sec. 1. 22 MRSA c. 250, as amended, is further amended by repealing the chapter headnote and enacting the following in its place:

CHAPTER 250

CONTROL OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES AND CONDITIONS

Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §801, sub-§§4-B to 4-E are enacted to read:

4-B.__Environmental disease.__"Environmental disease" means any abnormal condition or disorder aggravated or caused by exposure to an environmental hazard.

4-C.__Environmental hazard.__"Environmental hazard" means chemicals, physical agents, biomechanical stressors and biological toxins that are present in the environment and that have an adverse effect on human health.

4-D.__Environmentally related health effects.__ "Environmentally related health effects" means chronic diseases, birth defects, developmental disabilities and other noninfectious health effects that may be related to exposure to environmental hazards.

4-E.__Exposure.__"Exposure" means direct contact or interaction with an environmental hazard or toxic agent affecting or being taken into the body.

Sec. 3. 22 MRSA §801, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 487, §11, is amended to read:

7. Notifiable disease or condition. "Notifiable disease or condition" means any communicable disease or, occupational disease or environmental disease, the occurrence or suspected occurrence of which is required to be reported to the department pursuant to sections 821 to 825 or section 1493.

Sec. 4. 22 MRSA §801, sub-§10, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 487, §11, is amended to read:

10. Public health threat. "Public health threat" means any condition or behavior which that can reasonably be expected to place others at significant risk of exposure to a toxic agent or environmental hazard or infection with a communicable notifiable disease or condition.