§353-15  Transfer of committed personsaffected with communicable disease.  Upon written recommendation of thedirector of health that a committed person determined to have a communicabledisease be removed to any hospital, settlement, or place for care and treatmentof the communicable disease as designated by the director of health for suchspecialized care and treatment, the director of public safety may direct anyofficial having custody of any committed person convicted of a felony andincarcerated in a state correctional facility to cause the committed person tobe removed to such a place as designated by the director of health, untildischarged under chapter 325 or 326 or until the maximum sentence has beenserved.  Any such committed person who may be discharged before the maximumterm of imprisonment shall be returned to the state correctional facility fromwhich the committed person was removed.  Any such person who has served themaximum sentence before the committed person is discharged under chapter 325 or326 shall remain in the custody of the director of health until lawfullydischarged or removed by direction or permission.  Supervision, care, andtreatment of the committed person transferred to any hospital, settlement, orplace for the care and treatment of the communicable disease shall be governedby the rules, policies, and procedures of the department of health. [L 1987, c338, pt of §3; am L 1989, c 211, §8]