Section 16-41-9-7 - Voluntarily admitted individuals with a communicable disease; unauthorized absences; prevention of health threat(a) An individual with a communicable disease who: (1) poses a serious and present risk to the health of others;(2) has been voluntarily admitted to a hospital or other facility for the treatment of tuberculosis or another serious communicable disease; and(3) who leaves the facility without authorized leave or against medical advice or who fails to return from authorized leave; shall be reported to a health officer by the facility not more than twenty-four (24) hours after discovery of the individual with a communicable disease's absence.
(b) If a health officer fails or refuses to institute or complete necessary legal measures to prevent a health threat (as defined in IC 16-41-7-2) by the individual with a communicable disease, the case shall be referred to a designated health official for appropriate action under this article.Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-10.5-16.
Amended by P.L. 112-2020,SEC. 36, eff. 7/1/2020.As added by P.L. 2-1993, SEC.24.