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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) If found necessary or desirable to protect public health, state and local health officers or their authorized deputies or agents shall:
(a) examine or have examined persons reasonably suspected of being infected with a sexually transmitted disease;
(b) require persons infected to report for treatment to a reputable physician and continue treatment, which may be at public expense, until cured;
(c) isolate or quarantine persons who refuse examination or treatment;
(d) investigate sources of infection of a sexually transmitted disease.
(2) No one but the state or local health officer may terminate the isolation or quarantine. Examinations may be made repeatedly as deemed advisable or desirable.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Montana Title 50. Health and Safety § 50-18-107. Powers and duties of health officers - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mt/title-50-health-and-safety/mt-st-50-18-107/
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