(1) If a communicable disease requires quarantine of contacts, a local health officer or the department shall institute whatever quarantine measures are necessary to prevent transmission, specifying in writing the person or animal to be quarantined, the place of quarantine, the frequency with which possible or known contacts must be medically observed to determine if physiological signs of the disease are occurring, and the duration of the quarantine.

(2) A local health officer or the department must ensure such contacts are medically observed as frequently as necessary during the quarantine period.