Montana Code 50-17-108. Commitment on noncompliance with order to be examined or treated
50-17-108. Commitment on noncompliance with order to be examined or treated. (1) If a person fails to comply with an order issued pursuant to 50-17-107 to submit to an examination for tuberculosis within the time set, the court shall order the person committed to a hospital to determine if the person has tuberculosis and, if so, whether the person is infectious.
Terms Used In Montana Code 50-17-108
- Approved course of treatment: means a course of treatment for tuberculosis that includes medical treatment prescribed by a physician and consistent with accepted medical standards, as well as appropriate followup to ensure public health and safety as set out in the rules of the department. See Montana Code 50-17-102
- Department: means the department of public health and human services provided for in 2-15-2201. See Montana Code 50-17-102
- Hospital: has the meaning provided in 50-5-101 and includes a rural emergency hospital as defined in 50-5-101. See Montana Code 50-17-102
- location: means a hospital or other place designated by a local health officer where the person diagnosed with tuberculosis must remain to be available for an approved course of treatment. See Montana Code 50-17-102
- Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- Tuberculosis: means a disease caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis or mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. See Montana Code 50-17-102
(2)If a person fails to comply with an order issued pursuant to 50-17-107 to complete an approved course of treatment, the court shall order the person to be restricted to a treatment location to complete an approved course of treatment under the supervision of a local health officer, the officer’s designee, or a physician or other health care professional designated by the department.