§ 36-731 – Confinement; selection; jails; prohibition
36-731. Confinement; selection; jails; prohibition A. After an afflicted person has been taken into custody pursuant to this article, the tuberculosis control officer or local health officer is responsible for selecting a facility or quarters suitable for the comfortable, safe and humane confinement of the afflicted person, if the person is not otherwise admitted or […]
§ 36-732 – Early release from court ordered treatment
36-732. Early release from court ordered treatment A. An afflicted person under court ordered examination, treatment, monitoring, isolation or quarantine pursuant to this article may be released before the expiration of the period ordered by the court if the petitioner or the medical director of the designated institution or program upon advice and consent from […]
§ 36-733 – Choice of physician and mode of treatment
36-733. Choice of physician and mode of treatment This article does not allow a private or public facility or agency to restrict an afflicted person’s right to choose a physician or to select the mode of treatment within the terms determined by the tuberculosis control officer or the local health officer as available and necessary […]
§ 36-734 – Treatment; exemption
36-734. Treatment; exemption A. An afflicted person is not required to undergo treatment under this article if that person depends exclusively on prayer or spiritual means for healing in accordance with the tenets and practices of a recognized church or religious denomination and claims an exemption on that ground. The requirements of this article regarding […]
§ 36-716 – Payment of assistance
36-716. Payment of assistance A. An afflicted person who is under medical treatment for tuberculosis prior to release for employment and who needs or whose family needs financial assistance shall be referred to the department of economic security for determination of financial assistance eligibility. B. The department of economic security shall determine and furnish assistance […]
§ 36-717 – Responsibility for care or treatment by counties
36-717. Responsibility for care or treatment by counties A. The local board of health, through the board of supervisors of the county, shall be responsible for providing or arranging for the provision of medical care and treatment of persons in the county infected with tuberculosis. B. A county with a population of more than one […]
§ 36-718 – Contracting for care of afflicted persons
36-718. Contracting for care of afflicted persons The director may contract for the care of any afflicted person. These contracts shall provide that appropriated monies may be used only when monies from medical insurance, if any, of an individual are exhausted or insufficient to purchase the medical or institutional care the afflicted person requires.
§ 36-721 – Rules
36-721. Rules The director shall adopt rules to: 1. Prescribe reasonable and necessary measures for the submission of tuberculosis reports and statistics from counties. 2. Prescribe reasonable and necessary measures regarding standards of medical care to be used by health care providers, agencies and institutions caring for afflicted persons. 3. Prescribe necessary and reasonable measures […]
§ 36-723 – Investigation of tuberculosis cases
36-723. Investigation of tuberculosis cases A. When a local health officer is notified that an afflicted person is within the officer’s jurisdiction, the local health officer shall immediately initiate an investigation. In performance of the duty to prevent or control tuberculosis, the tuberculosis control officer or local health officer at reasonable times and within reasonable […]
§ 36-724 – Voluntary control measures
36-724. Voluntary control measures If, as a result of an investigation or as a result of any report required by this article, the tuberculosis control officer or local health officer believes someone is an afflicted person, the tuberculosis control officer, local health officer or designee shall encourage the afflicted person or, if a minor or […]