HRS §325-74

Doctors must protect others from tuberculosis

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗

This law says that when a doctor treats someone with tuberculosis, the doctor must take proper safety steps and give instructions to keep other people in the same home safe. It does not say what those steps are or what happens if the doctor fails to do this.

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The statute, as written — Physicians; precautions; instructions

A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

A physician attending a patient having tuberculosis shall take all proper precautions and give proper instructions to provide for the safety of all individuals occupying the same house or apartment.

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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