Section 18-211 - Moving infected individuals. - Maryland Statutes

§ 18-211. Moving infected individuals.
 

(a)  Move authorized.- A health officer may have an individual moved to a suitable place for the reception of the sick if: 

(1) A physician certifies that the individual has an infectious disease that endangers public health; 

(2) The individual: 

(i) Is staying in a room occupied by more than 1 family; 

(ii) Is on board a vessel; or 

(iii) Otherwise does not have proper housing; and 

(3) The administrative head of the place for the reception of the sick consents to the move. 

(b)  Payment of cost.- The city or county where the infected individual is found shall pay for the cost of moving the individual. 

(c)  Prohibited acts.- A person may not willfully disobey an order or obstruct the carrying out of an order of the health officer to move an individual. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 43, § 57; 1982, ch. 21, § 2.]