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65-116b. Tuberculosis suspects; order by health officer; scope ofexamination; care and treatment.When any health officer shall have reasonable grounds to believe thatany person has tuberculosis in a communicable form and will not voluntarilyseek a medical examination, it shall be the duty of such health officer toorder such person, either orally or in writing, to undergo an examinationby a physician qualified in chest diseases, or at some clinic or medicalcare facility qualified to make such examinations. It shall be the duty ofsuch suspected person to present himself or herself for examination at suchtime and place as ordered by the health officer. The examination shallinclude an x-ray of the chest, examination of sputum, and such other formsand types of examinations as shall be approved by the secretary of healthand environment.
If, upon examination, it shall be determined that such person hastuberculosis in an active stage or in a communicable form, then it shall bethe duty of such tuberculous person to arrange for admission of himself orherself as a patient in some medical care facility qualified to treatpersons with tuberculosis or when there is no danger to the public or toother individuals as determined by the health officer, such person mayreceive treatment on an outpatient basis.
History: L. 1957, ch. 467, § 2; L. 1974, ch. 352, §6; L. 1975, ch. 311, § 2; Oct. 1.
