Mississippi § 41-33-3 - Compulsory commitment of active tuberculosis cases to hospital.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 41-33-3 — Compulsory commitment of active tuberculosis cases to hospital., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 41-33-3. Compulsory commitment of active tuberculosis cases to hospital.
Any person who has been diagnosed as having active tuberculosis and who fails or refuses to carry out minimum precautions outlined to him in writing by the county health officer for the prevention of spread of the disease to another may be committed under duress to any hospital under contract with the state department of health providing services to the tuberculosis patients or any facility of the Mississippi Department of Corrections under contract capable of adequately isolating patients with tuberculosis so long as his disease is active or until such time as it is believed by the county health officer that he will carry out suitable precautions at home to prevent spread of the disease. Any contractual agreement between the Mississippi Department of Corrections and the state department of health shall be voluntary, discretionary and mutually agreed upon by the contracting parties.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 41-33-3 ("Compulsory commitment of active tuberculosis cases to hospital.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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