{"data":{"id":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-71-3601","jurisdiction":"us-ne","citation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-3601","heading":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-3601","body":"For purposes of the Tuberculosis Detection and Prevention Act:\n\n(1) Communicable tuberculosis means tuberculosis manifested by a laboratory report of sputum or other body fluid or excretion found to contain tubercle bacilli or by chest X-ray findings interpreted as active tuberculosis by competent medical authority;\n\n(2) Department means the Department of Health and Human Services;\n\n(3) Directed health measure means any measure, whether prophylactic or remedial, intended and directed to prevent, treat, or limit the spread of tuberculosis;\n\n(4) Facility means a structure in which suitable isolation for tuberculosis can be given and which is approved by the department for the detention of recalcitrant tuberculous persons;\n\n(5) Local health officer means (a) the health director of a local public health department as defined in section 71-1626 or (b) the medical advisor to the board of health of a county, city, or village;\n\n(6) Recalcitrant tuberculous person means a person affected with tuberculosis in an active stage who by his or her conduct or mode of living endangers the health and well-being of other persons, by exposing them to tuberculosis, and who refuses to accept adequate treatment; and\n\n(7) State health officer means the chief medical officer as described in section 81-3115 .","path":["NE Code","Chapter 71"],"source_url":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=71-3601","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:21Z","sha256":"63e56667fd6d5ca27203f69d7940ad4e59b4d566e41c0ee683e9e23274439f24","source_id":"us-ne","stale":false,"prev":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-71-3536","next":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-71-3601.01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}