Ind. Code § 16-41-9-7
Voluntarily admitted individuals with a communicable disease; unauthorized absences; prevention of health threat
(a) An individual with a communicable disease who:
- (1) poses a serious and present risk to the health of others;
- (2) has been voluntarily admitted to a hospital or other facility for the treatment of tuberculosis or another serious communicable disease; and
(3) who leaves the facility without authorized leave or against medical advice or who fails to return from authorized leave;
shall be reported to a health officer by the facility not more than twenty-four (24) hours after discovery of the individual with a communicable disease's absence.
(b) If a health officer fails or refuses to institute or complete necessary legal measures to prevent a health threat (as defined in IC 16-41-7-2 ) by the individual with a communicable disease, the case shall be referred to a designated health official for appropriate action under this article.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-10.5-16.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.112-2020, SEC.36.