Section 34-22-18 - Refusal to accept diagnosis or treatment for tuberculosis as misdemeanor. - South-dakota Statutes

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34-22-18. Refusal to accept diagnosis or treatment for tuberculosis as misdemeanor. Any person in the State of South Dakota reasonably suspected of being infected with tuberculosis shall accept necessary diagnosis or treatment, or both, and any person who intentionally refuses to accept such diagnosis or treatment, or both, or who fails to follow the reasonable and necessary directives of the State Department of Health issued for the protection of other persons, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Source: SL 1963, ch 380, § 6; SL 1977, ch 190, § 60.

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34-22-18. Refusal to accept diagnosis or treatment for tuberculosis as misdemeanor. Any person in the State of South Dakota reasonably suspected of being infected with tuberculosis shall accept necessary diagnosis or treatment, or both, and any person who intentionally refuses to accept such diagnosis or treatment, or both, or who fails to follow the reasonable and necessary directives of the State Department of Health issued for the protection of other persons, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Source: SL 1963, ch 380, § 6; SL 1977, ch 190, § 60.

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34-22-18. Refusal to accept diagnosis or treatment for tuberculosis as misdemeanor. Any person in the State of South Dakota reasonably suspected of being infected with tuberculosis shall accept necessary diagnosis or treatment, or both, and any person who intentionally refuses to accept such diagnosis or treatment, or both, or who fails to follow the reasonable and necessary directives of the State Department of Health issued for the protection of other persons, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Source: SL 1963, ch 380, § 6; SL 1977, ch 190, § 60.