Section 34-22-27 - Examination of health officer's or physician's report by secretary--Resolutionfor hospitalization of tubercular. - South Dakota Statutes

34-22-27. Examination of health officer's or physician's report by secretary--Resolution for hospitalization of tubercular. If, upon the examination of the report required by § 34-22-26, the secretary of health or his agent shall have reasonable cause to believe that such person is infected with tuberculosis in the infectious stage and is by his conduct or mode of living endangering the health or well-being of his family or other persons, he shall so find and may by a notarized resolution, including all of the material facts and medical conclusions, direct that such person immediately report and be admitted to a hospital or sanatorium designated in the resolution where such person shall remain until discharged as no longer infectious by the chief medical officer of the institution or by his physician at the institution.

Source: SL 1968, ch 119, § 3.