Rhode Island General Laws 23-10-2. Reports by physicians
Whenever any physician knows that any person under his or her professional care is affected with tuberculosis, he or she shall transmit to the director of the state department of health within seven (7) days, upon blanks provided by the state department of health for that purpose, the name, sex, age, color, race, occupation, social condition, and residence of that person. Any physician failing or refusing to comply with the requirements of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction shall be subject to a fine of ten dollars ($10.00).
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 96, § 12; P.L. 1909, ch. 386, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 153, § 12; G.L. 1938, ch. 255, § 10; P.L. 1939, ch. 713, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-10-2.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 23-10-2
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6