§ 5.16.020. Duties of Physicians

Every physician must report in writing to the board of health within 24 hours after he has been called to attend any person afflicted with any infectious, contagious, communicable or pestilential disease, the name of, and place of residence of such person, and the name and state of the disease. In the event of the death of any person afflicted with any such disease, the attending physician must report in writing to the board of health within 24 hours thereafter, the name and place of resident of the deceased and the specific name and type of such disease.

Every physician and every person having the control or management of any public or private institution or dispensary shall report in writing to the board of health the name, age, sex, occupation and place of residence of every person afflicted with pulmonary tuberculosis who shall come within his care, within one week thereafter.

Every person afflicted with pulmonary tuberculosis and every person in charge of any private or public hospital or dispensary shall observe and enforce all sanitary rules and regulations adopted by the board of health to prevent the spread of pulmonary tuberculosis.