Sec. 19a-264. (Formerly Sec. 19-137). Instructions by director of health to physicians. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 19a-264. (Formerly Sec. 19-137). Instructions by director of health to physicians. The local director of health shall transmit to any physician reporting a case or suspected case of tuberculosis as provided in section 19a-262, a printed statement describing such procedure and precautions as are deemed necessary or advisable to be taken on the premises occupied by a tuberculosis patient, and such precautions shall be communicated to the family of the patient. Any physician or person practicing as a physician who wilfully makes any false statements in the reports provided for in said section, and any person violating any of the provisions of said section, shall be fined not less than five dollars nor more than fifty dollars or imprisoned not more than six months or be both fined and imprisoned.

      (1949 Rev., S. 4119; P.A. 76-139, S. 10; P.A. 90-13, S. 6.)

      History: P.A. 76-139 dropped references to repealed Secs. 19-134 and 19-135 and to Sec. 19-136; Sec. 19-137 transferred to Sec. 19a-264 in 1983; P.A. 90-13 applied provisions to "suspected cases".