HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(i) Refuse to enter the health facility;

(ii) Behave in a disorderly manner while
in the health facility; or

(iii) Leave the health facility before
being discharged properly.

(2) An individual who violates any provision of
this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction
shall be imprisoned in a penal institution with facilities
for tuberculosis treatment until the Secretary or the Health
Department of Baltimore City finds that the condition of the
individual no longer endangers the health of the community.]

[(d)] (C) A health officer may not require an
individual to have a physical examination, other than a
chest x-ray, or restrict the right of the individual to
select a treatment method, if the individual:

(1)  In good faith relies on spiritual means
through prayer for healing; and

(2)  Complies with the laws, rules, and
regulations that relate to sanitation for and quarantine of
infectious, contagious, and communicable diseases.

18-325.

(A)  AN INDIVIDUAL MAY NOT REFUSE TO ENTER A HEALTH
FACILITY IF THE INDIVIDUAL HAS BEEN ORDERED TAKEN TO THE
HEALTH FACILITY UNDER § 18-324 OF THIS SUBTITLE.

(B)  WHILE AN INDIVIDUAL IS IN ANY HEALTH FACILITY FOR
TUBERCULOSIS TREATMENT, THE INDIVIDUAL MAY NOT:

(1)  BEHAVE IN A DISORDERLY MANNER; OR

(2)  LEAVE THE HEALTH FACILITY BEFORE BEING
DISCHARGED PROPERLY.

(C)  AN INDIVIDUAL WHO VIOLATES ANY PROVISION OF THIS
SECTION IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND ON CONVICTION SHALL
BE IMPRISONED IN A PENAL INSTITUTION WITH FACILITIES FOR
TUBERCULOSIS TREATMENT UNTIL THE SECRETARY OR THE HEALTH
DEPARTMENT OF BALTIMORE CITY FINDS THAT THE CONDITION OF THE
INDIVIDUAL NO LONGER ENDANGERS THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1982.

Approved June 1, 1982.