The CDC has regulatory role in outbreak investigations.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. It has regulatory role only in certain states
• D. It has no regulatory functions but does surveillance

Answer: (B)

The main idea is that regulatory authority over outbreak investigations sits mostly with state and local public health agencies, not the CDC. The CDC’s job during an outbreak is to lead and support—providing surveillance systems, case definitions, data analysis, technical guidance, lab support, and coordination of national response—rather than to regulate how investigations are conducted. Federal regulatory actions are only applicable in very narrow situations (for example, federal quarantine and isolation powers under specific statutes for travelers and certain public health emergencies), not as a general regulator of outbreak investigations. So the statement is not correct. The CDC helps by guiding and assisting, not by regulating routine outbreak investigations.