If the judge of probate, after notice and hearing, is satisfied that the petition is well founded, the judge may commit the person to a facility designated by the department, and the commitment continues until the department notifies the probate judge that the person is no longer a threat to the public's health.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-31-120
Commitment of tuberculosis patient; duration
1962 Code SECTION 32-632; 1952 Code SECTION 32-632; 1948 (45) 1934; 1953 (48) 149; 1973 (58) 240; 2011 Act No. 53, SECTION 1, eff June 14, 2011.
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