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215.550 Responsibilities of persons diagnosed with active tuberculosis.

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Page 1 of 1 215.550 Responsibilities of persons diagnosed with active tuberculosis. (1) A person diagnosed with active tuberculosis which can be communicated from person to person shall have a legal responsibility to take reasonable precautions to <br>prevent the transmission of the infection to others. (2) No person diagnosed as having active tuberculosis for which further examination or treatment is determined to be necessary shall, when informed of the need for <br>examination or treatment, refuse to submit to the examination or treatment upon the <br>reasonable request of the cabinet or a local health department. (3) A person diagnosed with active tuberculosis shall take all precautions, as prescribed by the cabinet or a local health department, for the prevention of transmission of <br>that infection. The precautions shall be the least restrictive to the person which are <br>possible without sacrificing the efficacy of protection. Effective: July 15, 1996 <br>History: Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 33, sec. 5, effective July 15, 1996. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. VI, sec. 79. -- Created 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 133, sec. 6.