SB 534 Text

ENGROSSED
Senate Bill No. 534
(By Senators Wooton, Ball, Dittmar, Fanning, Hunter, Kessler, McCabe, Minard, Mitchell, Oliverio, Redd, Ross, Deem and McKenzie)
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[Originating in the Committee on The Judiciary;

reported February 12, 1999.]
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A BILL to amend and reenact section four, article five-a, chapter twenty-six of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to report of tuberculosis cases; and reducing reporting time from forty- eight hours to twenty-four hours.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section four, article five-a, chapter twenty-six of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:

ARTICLE 5A. TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL.

§26-5A-4. Report of tuberculosis cases.

It shall be mandatory for every physician practicing in this state, for every public health officer in the state, and for every chief medical officer having charge of any hospital or clinic or other similar public or private institution in the state to report in writing to the department of health the name, age, sex, race, home address and type of disease of every person having tuberculosis who comes under his observation or care. Such report shall be made within ~~forty-eight~~ twenty-four hours after diagnosis.

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