Section 18-211 - Moving infected individuals.
§ 18-211. Moving infected individuals.
(a) Move authorized.- A health officer may have an individual moved to a suitable place for the reception of the sick if:
(1) A physician certifies that the individual has an infectious disease that endangers public health;
(2) The individual:
(i) Is staying in a room occupied by more than 1 family;
(ii) Is on board a vessel; or
(iii) Otherwise does not have proper housing; and
(3) The administrative head of the place for the reception of the sick consents to the move.
(b) Payment of cost.- The city or county where the infected individual is found shall pay for the cost of moving the individual.
(c) Prohibited acts.- A person may not willfully disobey an order or obstruct the carrying out of an order of the health officer to move an individual.
[An. Code 1957, art. 43, § 57; 1982, ch. 21, § 2.]