Indiana § 16-41-9-7 Voluntarily admitted individuals with a communicable disease;
unauthorized absences; prevention of health threat

Indiana Statutes

§ 16-41-9-7 — Voluntarily admitted individuals with a communicable disease; unauthorized absences; prevention of health threat

Indiana·Title 16 HEALTH·Art. 41 PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES FOR THE·Ch. 9 Communicable Disease: Imposition of Restrictions on

(a)An individual with a communicable disease who:

(1)poses a serious and present risk to the health of others;

(2)has been voluntarily admitted to a hospital or other facility for the treatment of tuberculosis or another serious communicable disease; and

(3)who leaves the facility without authorized leave or against medical advice or who fails to return from authorized leave; shall be reported to a health officer by the facility not more than twenty-four (24) hours after discovery of the individual with a communicable disease's absence.

(b)If a health officer fails or refuses to institute or complete necessary legal measures to prevent a health threat (as defined in IC 16-41-7-2) by the individual with a communicable disease, the case shall be referred to a designated health official

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(a) An individual with a communicable disease
who:
(1) poses a serious and present risk to the health of others;
(2) has been voluntarily admitted to a hospital or other facility for
the treatment of tuberculosis or another serious communicable
disease; and
(3) who leaves the facility without authorized leave or against
medical advice or who fails to return from authorized leave;
shall be reported to a health officer by the facility not more than
twenty-four (24) hours after discovery of the individual with a
communicable disease's absence.
(b) If a health officer fails or refuses to institute or complete
necessary legal measures to prevent a health threat (as defined in IC 16-41-7-2) by the individual with a communicable disease, the case
shall be referred to a designated health official for appropriate action
under this article.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-10.5-16.]

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