215.550 Responsibilities of persons diagnosed with active tuberculosis.
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(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
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
examination or treatment, refuse to submit to the examination or treatment upon the
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
that infection. The precautions shall be the least restrictive to the person which are
possible without sacrificing the efficacy of protection.