§ 18-324. Examination, care and medical quarantine of patients
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MD Code, Health - General, § 18-324
§ 18-324. Examination, care and medical quarantine of patients
(a) The Secretary or a health officer may have an individual examined, if the Secretary or the health officer knows or is notified in writing by a physician that the individual is suspected of having tuberculosis.
(b)(1) If, after the examination, the Secretary or the health officer finds that the individual has tuberculosis and that the condition of the individual endangers, or may endanger, the public health of the community, the Secretary or the health officer may order the individual to receive appropriate medical care.
(c) The Secretary or a health officer may not require an individual to have a physical examination, other than a chest X-ray and to render sputum samples. The Secretary or a health officer may not restrict the right of the individual to select a treatment method, if the individual:
Credits
Added by Acts 1982, c. 21, § 2, eff. July 1, 1982. Amended by Acts 1982, c. 568, § 1, eff. July 1, 1982; Acts 1994, c. 64, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1994; Acts 1996, c. 104, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1996.
Formerly Art. 43, § 98.
MD Code, Health - General, § 18-324, MD HEALTH GEN § 18-324
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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