Section 35-4-110 – Spreading Contagious Disease; Liability for Damages in Civil Action.
35-4-110. Spreading contagious disease; liability for damages in civil action. Any person guilty of violating the provisions of W.S. 35-4-109, in addition to the penalties therein prescribed, shall be liable in a civil action in damages to any and all persons, who may, from that cause, become infected with such contagious disease; said damages shall […]
Section 35-4-111 – Reporting of Reye’s Syndrome.
35-4-111. Reporting of Reye’s Syndrome. Every hospital or local health officer shall immediately report every diagnosed case of Reye’s Syndrome to the state health officer of the department of health.
Section 35-4-112 – Right of Appeal of Quarantine.
35-4-112. Right of appeal of quarantine. (a) Any person who has been quarantined pursuant to this act may appeal to the district court at any time for release from the quarantine. The court may hold a hearing on the appeal after notice is provided to the state health officer at least seventy-two (72) hours prior […]
Section 35-4-113 – Treatment When Consent Is Not Available; Quarantine.
35-4-113. Treatment when consent is not available; quarantine. (a) Except as provided by subsection (b) of this section, W.S. 14-4-116 and 21-4-309, the state health officer shall not subject any person to any vaccination or medical treatment without the consent of the person. (b) During a public health emergency, the state health officer may subject […]
Section 35-4-104 – Quarantine Regulations Generally; Modification or Abrogation.
35-4-104. Quarantine regulations generally; modification or abrogation. In case of the existence of smallpox, cholera, typhoid fever, scarlet fever, diphtheria, or any infectious or contagious disease, including venereal diseases, that is a menace to public health, or of any epidemic of any such disease, the state health officer may, if he deems proper, proceed to […]
Section 35-4-105 – Escape From Quarantine Deemed Crime; Punishment.
35-4-105. Escape from quarantine deemed crime; punishment. Any person or persons confined in any quarantine established in this state under the provisions of this act who shall escape therefrom or attempt to escape therefrom, without having been dismissed upon the certificate or authority of the county health officer may be charged with a crime and […]
Section 35-4-106 – Vaccination for Smallpox; Penalty for Refusal.
35-4-106. Vaccination for smallpox; penalty for refusal. The state department of health may adopt such measures for the general vaccination of the inhabitants of any city, town or county in the state, as they shall deem proper and necessary to prevent the introduction or arrest the progress of smallpox; and every person who shall refuse […]
Section 35-4-107 – Report Required of Physician; Record of Each Case to Be Kept; Duty of Individuals to Report Diseases.
35-4-107. Report required of physician; record of each case to be kept; duty of individuals to report diseases. (a) Pursuant to department of health rules and regulations, the state health officer or his designee shall publish a list of communicable diseases or conditions to be reported by licensed physicians and laboratories in the state. It […]
Section 35-4-108 – Penalty for Failure to Report or for False Report.
35-4-108. Penalty for failure to report or for false report. Any practicing, licensed physician or other person required to report who fails to report to the state health officer or his designee any case of disease in the manner provided in W.S. 35-4-107, or who willfully makes any false report regarding any case, shall be […]
Section 35-4-102 – Liability of County for Medical Services; Indigent Patients.
35-4-102. Liability of county for medical services; indigent patients. The respective counties of the state shall not be liable for the payment of any claim for service rendered by any physician in the treatment of contagious diseases, unless such treatment shall be for the care of indigent persons who are a public charge.