A person must not be required to take compulsory treatment under the provisions of this article until two physicians licensed to practice in this State certify that the person sought to be confined for treatment has tuberculosis in a contagious state and constitutes a danger to the health of others unless the person is hospitalized and given treatment. An examination conducted pursuant to Section 44-31-105 of a person with suspected tuberculosis is not compulsory treatment.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-31-170
Requirement of certification of danger by two physicians for compulsory treatment; examination not compulsory treatment
1962 Code SECTION 32-636; 1952 Code SECTION 32-636; 1948 (45) 1934; 1973 (58) 259; 2011 Act No. 53, SECTION 1, eff June 14, 2011.
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