This bill amends the Disease Prevention and Control Law of 1955 to enhance the confidentiality provisions regarding the reporting of communicable and reportable diseases. Specifically, it introduces a new clause that allows state and local health authorities to disclose de-identified disease information to the governing body of a county that lacks a local health board or department, provided that the county passes a resolution authorizing such access. The information released will include the municipality where a confirmed case has occurred within the last 24 hours, and the county must adhere to all relevant federal and state laws regarding confidentiality.

The new provision emphasizes the importance of maintaining confidentiality while also ensuring that counties without local health departments can receive critical health information to manage public health effectively. However, it explicitly states that this clause does not apply to municipalities that already have a local board or department of health, thereby maintaining the existing confidentiality standards for those areas. The act is set to take effect 90 days after its passage.