Mississippi Code
In General
§ 41-23-27. Powers of State Board of Health as to persons afflicted with infectious sexually transmitted disease

The State Board of Health shall have full power to isolate, quarantine or otherwise confine, intern, and treat such person afflicted with such infectious sexually transmitted disease for such time and under such restrictions as may seem proper. Said board shall have full power to pass all such rules and regulations as to the isolation, quarantine, confinement, internment and treatment as may be needful.
Any person knowingly violating any rule or regulation promulgated by the state board of health, under the authority of this section, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by fine or imprisonment or both.

Structure Mississippi Code

Mississippi Code

Title 41 - Public Health

Chapter 23 - Contagious and Infectious Diseases; Quarantine

In General

§ 41-23-2. Penalties for violating health department orders with respect to life-threatening communicable diseases

§ 41-23-5. Authority of State Department of Health to investigate diseases; authority to temporarily detain individuals for disease control purposes under certain circumstances

§ 41-23-13. Suppression of nuisances injurious to public health

§ 41-23-27. Powers of State Board of Health as to persons afflicted with infectious sexually transmitted disease

§ 41-23-29. Inspection and examination of person suspected of being afflicted with infectious sexually transmitted disease

§ 41-23-30. Confidential testing for and treatment of sexually transmitted disease

§ 41-23-31. Donations to state board of health

§ 41-23-33. State Board of Health may call upon the federal government

§ 41-23-37. Immunization practices for control of vaccine preventable diseases; school attendance by unvaccinated children

§ 41-23-39. Definitions applicable to Section 41-23-41

§ 41-23-41. Emergency service provider notice of exposure to blood or body fluids; licensed facility duties regarding infectious disease

§ 41-23-45. Department of Health to provide educational material on availability of vaccines for meningitis and hepatitis A and B to public universities and colleges for distribution to students

§ 41-23-47. Preparation of statewide Hepatitis C Virus plan