SB 2585 - Authorizes the State to Jail Tuberculosis Patients Who Decline Treatment - Mississippi Key Vote
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Trey Lamar III voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- House Bill Failed
- March 5, 2015
- Senate Bill Passed
- Feb. 5, 2015
- Introduced
- Jan. 19, 2015
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Title: Authorizes the State to Jail Tuberculosis Patients Who Decline Treatment
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes the state to jail tuberculosis patients who decline treatment.
Highlights:
- Authorizes the state to commit an individual diagnosed with active tuberculosis who denies “minimum precautions” to a county jail or facility deemed appropriate by the Department of Health (Sec. 1).
- Specifies that the period of confinement for the individual is maintained until the District or State Health Officer deems that he or she is no longer a threat to public health (Sec. 1).
Title: Authorizes the State to Jail Tuberculosis Patients Who Decline Treatment