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Mass. Gen. Laws. Ann. ch. 111, §111 - Notice to board of health that persons infected with dangerous diseases; application of section
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“Notice to board of health that persons infected with dangerous diseases; application of section”
A physician who knows or has cause to believe that a person whom he visits is infected with a disease dangerous to the public health he must report it to the board of health of the town where the patient is being attended. If a physician or such a hospital medical officer refuses or neglects to give the notice required by this section he shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty nor more than two hundred dollars.These provisions do not apply to tuberculosis, nor apply to venereal diseases as defined under section six, except in the case of eye infections in infants under two weeks of age. Any person having tuberculosis or a venereal disease shall be reported to local boards of health either directly or through the department.
Current as of June 2015
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