When a person with active tuberculosis does not accept medication, public health officials can take legal action as a last resort.
The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department in Washington has obtained multiple court ordersresident to get treatment for her active tuberculosis, officials told NBC News on Friday.
"The court order is in place ordering isolation and quarantine," Turner said."We’re working with her on assessing the compliance with that."on Friday that over the past year, the health department has repeatedly sought and been granted court orders compelling the woman to isolate and get treated for tuberculosis.
, public health officials have the legal authority to seek a court order when a person’s refusal to take medication poses a threat to the public. In the past 20 years, the department said, it has had to enlist the help of law enforcement to detain three people who refused tuberculosis treatment until they were no longer infectious. Turner said the department typically exhausts other measures before seeking a court order, such as enlisting family members, medical providers or infectious disease experts to reason with a patient.for tuberculosis generally consists of antibiotics taken daily or weekly for a period of months.
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