36-711. Definitions In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " Active tuberculosis" means a disease that is caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis or other members of the mycobacterium tuberculosis complex family in any part of the body and that is in an active state as determined by either: (a) A smear or culture that […]
36-712. Administration by the department The department shall: 1. Own and control all personal property or interest in that property that is devoted and used by the tuberculosis control officer for purposes of this article. 2. Be the official custodian of all files and records that belong to or were kept at the Arizona state […]
36-714. Tuberculosis control officer A. The tuberculosis control officer shall be appointed by the director. The control officer shall be a licensed physician experienced in the field of tuberculosis and tuberculosis control and, subject to the supervision of the director, shall administer and direct the activities of tuberculosis control in this state. The control officer […]
36-715. Costs; removal; proceedings A. The director or the director’s designee may enter into reciprocal agreements with federal agencies, foreign governments, state agencies, Indian tribal governments, political subdivisions and other jurisdictions to facilitate the return of any afflicted person. The expense of this transportation may be paid by the department of economic security out of […]
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 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 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 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 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 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 […]
36-725. Orders to cooperate; emergency custody A. If the tuberculosis control officer or the local health officer knows or has reasonable grounds to believe someone is an afflicted person who endangers another person or the community and the afflicted person fails or refuses to comply with voluntary examination, monitoring, treatment, isolation or quarantine, the tuberculosis […]
36-726. Petition for court ordered examination, monitoring, treatment, isolation or quarantine A. The tuberculosis control officer, the local health officer or a designated legal representative may petition the superior court for court ordered examination, monitoring, treatment, isolation or quarantine of an afflicted person who presents a substantial danger to another person or to the community […]
36-727. Hearings; procedure; confidentiality A. The afflicted person or, if a minor or incapacitated person, the afflicted person’s parent or guardian and that person’s attorney have the right to be present at all hearings, subject to any conditions or procedures that are deemed appropriate or necessary by order of the court to protect the health […]
36-728. Judicial action A. If the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that a person is an afflicted person and presents a substantial danger to another person or to the community, the court shall order the afflicted person to do any one or more of the following pursuant to a written treatment plan developed […]
36-729. Amended orders for intervention and transport of afflicted persons A. If the tuberculosis control officer or the local health officer determines that an afflicted person who is not currently detained is in need of immediate and acute intervention or care because the afflicted person’s behavior is dangerous to another person or to the community, […]
36-730. Appointment of guardian or conservator A. If the court determines that the afflicted person is or may be in need of a guardian or conservator, or both, it shall order an investigation concerning the need for a guardian or conservator and shall appoint a suitable person or agency to conduct the investigation. B. If […]
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 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 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 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 […]
