# 18 V.S.A. § 1047: Indigent persons with respiratory diseases

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T18_C21_S1047

## Section

- **Citation:** 18 V.S.A. § 1047
- **Heading:** Indigent persons with respiratory diseases
- **Jurisdiction:** Vermont
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** VT Code / Title 18 / Chapter 21 / Section 1047

## Text

Persons who have tuberculosis and other chronic respiratory diseases, who are without the means to obtain adequate care and treatment for such diseases, shall be deemed indigent persons for the purposes of this subchapter.

## Nearby sections

- [18 V.S.A. § 1001 § 1001. Reports to Commissioner of Health](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T18_C21_S1001.md)
- [18 V.S.A. § 1004 § 1004. Report by physician; quarantine](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T18_C21_S1004.md)
- [18 V.S.A. § 1004a § 1004a. Quarantine](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T18_C21_S1004a.md)
- [18 V.S.A. § 1007 § 1007. Quarantined patient leaving hospital; report](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T18_C21_S1007.md)
- [18 V.S.A. § 1008 § 1008. Vaccines, antibiotics, antiserums, and other agents; purchase and distribution; penalties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T18_C21_S1008.md)
- [18 V.S.A. § 1010 § 1010. Ophthalmia neonatorum](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T18_C21_S1010.md)
- [18 V.S.A. § 1041 § 1041. Reports by physicians and certain others](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T18_C21_S1041.md)
- [18 V.S.A. § 1042 § 1042. Record of cases; instructions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T18_C21_S1042.md)
- [18 V.S.A. § 1043 § 1043. Investigation; educational campaign; report](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T18_C21_S1043.md)
- [18 V.S.A. § 1047 § 1047. Indigent persons with respiratory diseases](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T18_C21_S1047.md)
- [18 V.S.A. § 1048 § 1048. Examination; report; treatment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T18_C21_S1048.md)
- [18 V.S.A. § 1051 § 1051. Tuberculosis treatment facilities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T18_C21_S1051.md)
- [18 V.S.A. § 1053 § 1053. Treatment and care of patients](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T18_C21_S1053.md)
- [18 V.S.A. § 1054 § 1054. Tuberculosis clinic and treatment program](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T18_C21_S1054.md)

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