50-17-108. Commitment on noncompliance with order to be examined or treated. (1) If a person fails to comply with an order issued pursuant to 50-17-107 to submit to an examination for tuberculosis within the time set, the court shall order the person committed to a hospital to determine if the person has tuberculosis and, if so, whether the person is infectious.
(2) If a person fails to comply with an order issued pursuant to 50-17-107 to complete an approved course of treatment, the court shall order the person to be restricted to a treatment location to complete an approved course of treatment under the supervision of a local health officer, the officer's designee, or a physician or other health care professional designated by the department.
History: En. Sec. 32, Ch. 197, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4309; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 61, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 190, L. 2001.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 17. Disease Prevention and Control
50-17-103. Powers and duties of department
50-17-105. Application to require examination or treatment for tuberculosis
50-17-106. Hearing on the application
50-17-107. Adjudication of application
50-17-108. Commitment on noncompliance with order to be examined or treated
50-17-109. Order of commitment -- warrant for transportation
50-17-110. Confinement in hospital or treatment location -- submission to treatment
50-17-111. Transfer of person to another treatment location
50-17-112. Procedure to obtain release from commitment