§ 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.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 43, § 57; 1982, ch. 21, § 2.