# 42 CFR § 70.3: All communicable diseases

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-70.3

## Section

- **Citation:** 42 CFR § 70.3
- **Heading:** All communicable diseases
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 42—Public Health > CHAPTER I—PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES > SUBCHAPTER F—QUARANTINE, INSPECTION, LICENSING > PART 70—INTERSTATE QUARANTINE

## Text

A person who has a communicable disease in the communicable period shall not travel from one State or possession to another without a permit from the health officer of the State, possession, or locality of destination, if such permit is required under the law applicable to the place of destination. Stop-overs other than those necessary for transportation connections shall be considered as places of destination.

## Nearby sections

- [42 CFR § 70.1 § 70.1 General definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-70.1.md)
- [42 CFR § 70.2 § 70.2 Measures in the event of inadequate local control.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-70.2.md)
- [42 CFR § 70.3 § 70.3 All communicable diseases.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-70.3.md)
- [42 CFR § 70.4 § 70.4 Report of disease.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-70.4.md)
- [42 CFR § 70.5 § 70.5 Requirements relating to travelers under a Federal order of isolation, quarantine, or conditional release.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-70.5.md)
- [42 CFR § 70.6 § 70.6 Apprehension and detention of persons with quarantinable communicable diseases.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-70.6.md)
- [42 CFR § 70.7 § 70.7 Responsibility with respect to minors, wards, and patients.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-70.7.md)
- [42 CFR § 70.8 § 70.8 Members of military and naval forces.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-70.8.md)
- [42 CFR § 70.9 § 70.9 Vaccination clinics.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-70.9.md)
- [42 CFR § 70.10 § 70.10 Public health prevention measures to detect communicable disease.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-70.10.md)
- [42 CFR § 70.11 § 70.11 Report of death or illness onboard aircraft operated by an airline.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-70.11.md)
- [42 CFR § 70.12 § 70.12 Medical examinations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-70.12.md)
- [42 CFR § 70.13 § 70.13 Payment for care and treatment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-70.13.md)
- [42 CFR § 70.14 § 70.14 Requirements relating to the issuance of a Federal order for quarantine, isolation, or conditional release.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-42-70.14.md)

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