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Section 32. Instruction regarding the method of prevention of spread of communicable disease and notifiable communicable disease to be given.
THE KERALA PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 2023
Act no. 28 of 20232023In forceKerala (State Act)
32. Instruction regarding the method of prevention of spread of communicable disease and notifiable communicable disease to be given.—Any medical practitioner who treats or examines with the intention to treat a person having a communicable disease or notifiable communicable disease shall, on the first visit,— (a) inform such person the need for treatment until the cure is effected; (b) give instruction to them about the scientific measures necessary for preventing the spread of the disease; (c) furnish the details about the disease to such person, in the manner as specified by the State Public Health Officer.