Montana § 50-18-107 Powers And Duties Of Health Officers

Montana Statutes

§ 50-18-107 — Powers And Duties Of Health Officers

Montana § 50-18-107

Title 50HEALTH AND SAFETY

Ch. 18SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES

Part 1General Provisions

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Mont. Code Ann. § 50-18-107 (2026).

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50-18-107 . Powers and duties of health officers.

(1)If found necessary or desirable to protect public health, state and local health officers or their authorized deputies or agents shall:

(a)examine or have examined persons reasonably suspected of being infected with a sexually transmitted disease;

(b)require persons infected to report for treatment to a reputable physician and continue treatment, which may be at public expense, until cured;

(c)isolate or quarantine persons who refuse examination or treatment;

(d)investigate sources of infection of a sexually transmitted disease.

(2)No one but the state or local health officer may terminate the isolation or quarantine. Examinations may be made repeatedly as deemed advisable or desirable.

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50-18-107 . Powers and duties of health officers. (1) If found necessary or desirable to protect public health, state and local health officers or their authorized deputies or agents shall:
(a) examine or have examined persons reasonably suspected of being infected with a sexually transmitted disease;
(b) require persons infected to report for treatment to a reputable physician and continue treatment, which may be at public expense, until cured;
(c) isolate or quarantine persons who refuse examination or treatment;
(d) investigate sources of infection of a sexually transmitted disease.
(2) No one but the state or local health officer may terminate the isolation or quarantine. Examinations may be made repeatedly as deemed advisable or desirable.