§ 1054 - Tuberculosis clinic and treatment program - Vermont Statutes

§ 1054. Tuberculosis clinic and treatment program

The department shall visit all newly reported cases or suspect cases of tuberculosis with periodic follow-up visits as deemed necessary.

The department shall provide for:

(1) Prompt examination of all suspects and contacts;

(2) Chemotherapeutic treatment of all active cases attending this clinic; and hospitalization in accordance with sections 1047-1051 of this title;

(3) Chemotherapy for converters and inactive cases;

(4) The re-evaluation and re-examination of inactive cases as medically indicated. (1961, No. 270, §§ 1-3, eff. Aug. 1, 1961; amended 1973, No. 89, § 3; 1997, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 272.)