Section 2205. Tuberculosis; removal of patients to this state; reciprocity agreements  


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  • 1. The commissioner may  make  reciprocal  agreements  with
      state  officials  or  agencies  of  other  states  regarding  interstate
      transportation of state charges without state residence and  to  arrange
      for  the  acceptance  and  tuberculosis  hospital  care and treatment of
      persons receiving similar public care and treatment in other  states  in
      accordance  with the terms of such reciprocal agreements, but this state
      shall not, nor shall any county or city be committed to  such  care  and
      treatment  of  persons  who are not, in the opinion of the commissioner,
      entitled to such public care and treatment by the laws of this state.
        2. No agreement made pursuant to the provisions of this section  shall
      become  effective  until  the attorney general has approved its form and
      sufficiency.