26:4-39 - Report of institutional cases to state department
26:4-39. Report of institutional cases to state department
The physician, superintendent, or other person having control or supervision over any state, county, or municipal hospital, sanatorium, or other public or private institution shall report the following cases to the state department immediately after they are received into the institution:
a. The case of any person infected with a venereal disease, who enters the institution to receive care or treatment for the venereal disease.
b. The case of any person suffering from any other disease, who enters the institution to receive care or treatment for that disease, but who is found also to be infected with a venereal disease.