Section 34-22-38 - Hospitalized person to obey rules and regulations of hospital facility--Reportof violations--Commitment to state institution or county jail. - South Dakota Statutes

34-22-38. Hospitalized person to obey rules and regulations of hospital facility--Report of violations--Commitment to state institution or county jail. Any person entering any public or private hospital, sanatorium, or other facility for tuberculosis care and treatment under the provisions of §§ 34-22-22 to 34-22-40, inclusive, or any other law, including rules and regulations, of this state, shall observe all rules and regulations of such facility or facilities. When any person fails to obey such rules and regulations, a report of his activities shall be filed with the secretary of health. If it appears to the secretary or his agent and the chief medical officer or physician in charge that such repeated violations constitute a menace to the facility or to the health or well-being of other persons in or around such facility or to the public health by the definite threat of spreading tuberculosis to others, then the secretary may petition the circuit court for the commitment of such person to an institution of confinement or to a county jail and, upon such a finding and as hereinbefore provided with regard to such facilities, the court shall enter an order making such commitment.

Source: SL 1968, ch 119, § 4.