KRS 215.550: Responsibilities of persons diagnosed with active tuberculosis.

(1) A person diagnosed with active tuberculosis which can be communicated from

person to person shall have a legal responsibility to take reasonable precautions to

prevent the transmission of the infection to others.

(2) No person diagnosed as having active tuberculosis for which further examination or

treatment is determined to be necessary shall, when informed of the need for

examination or treatment, refuse to submit to the examination or treatment upon the

reasonable request of the cabinet or a local health department.

(3) A person diagnosed with active tuberculosis shall take all precautions, as prescribed

by the cabinet or a local health department, for the prevention of transmission of

that infection. The precautions shall be the least restrictive to the person which are

possible without sacrificing the efficacy of protection.