(1) All bacteriological and pathological laboratories rendering diagnostic service shall report to the Department of Health and Environmental Control, within twenty-four hours after diagnosis, the full name and other available data relating to the person whose sputa, gastric contents, or other specimens submitted for examination reveal the presence of tubercle bacilli. Such report shall include the name and address of the physician or of any other person or agency referring such positive specimen for clinical diagnosis.
(2) All reports and records of clinical or laboratory examination, for the presence of tuberculosis, shall be confidential and recorded in a register maintained by the Department of Health and Environmental Control.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-641; 1970 (56) 2044.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Section 44-31-20. Reports of bacteriological and pathological laboratories.
Section 44-31-100. Legislative findings; purpose of article.
Section 44-31-105. Emergency order; contents; enforcement; hearings on release.
Section 44-31-120. Commitment of tuberculosis patient; duration.
Section 44-31-130. Appeal of commitment; no stay pending appeal available.
Section 44-31-140. Isolation or forcible detention.
Section 44-31-150. Detention in local detention facility limited.
Section 44-31-190. Construction and application of article.
Section 44-31-200. Promulgation of regulations authorized.
Section 44-31-320. Examination of prisoners or inmates by physician.
Section 44-31-330. Examination within five days after commitment.
Section 44-31-350. Association of prisoners on public works not prohibited.
Section 44-31-520. Payment for medical care and hospitalization.
Section 44-31-610. Creation, membership, and duties of Tuberculosis Control Advisory Committee.