§ 20-27-709 - Notice at medical facilities.
20-27-709. Notice at medical facilities.
(a) Each medical facility shall post signs in prominent places in its facilities and on its property to explain the prohibition of smoking under 20-27-706.
(b) (1) Notices shall be written in English and Spanish.
(2) For a person who cannot read the signs, the prohibition of smoking in a medical facility on its grounds shall be given verbally in the appropriate language before any enforcement of the prohibition against the violator.
(c) The Division of Health of the Department of Health and Human Services may treat a violation of this section as a deficiency to be assessed against the medical facility.