HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(D) RESTRICTIONS.

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.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from former Article
43, § 98.

Throughout this section, the former references to
the "Commissioner of Health of Baltimore City"
are deleted as unnecessary in light of the use of
the defined term "health officer".

In subsection (a) of this section, the defined
term "physician" is substituted for the term
"licensed practitioner of medicine", for clarity.

Also in subsection (a) of this section, the
former reference to an examination "as he deems
necessary" is deleted as unnecessary in light of
the word "may".

In subsection (a)(2) of this section, the former
enumeration of public places is deleted as
unnecessary.

In subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the
terms "appropriate health facility" and "health
facility" are substituted for the references to a
"health center for the treatment of
tuberculosis", since facilities used only for
tuberculosis treatment no longer exist.

In subsection (b) of this section, the phrase
"after the examination, the health officer finds"
is substituted for the phrase "{i}f such
findings are positive", to clarify who is
responsible for the finding.

As to subsection (a) of this section, the
Department and the Health Department of Baltimore
City also rely on this section if an individual
is believed to have tuberculosis in a stage that
may become communicable.