HB 478 -- Tuberculosis Co-Sponsors: Hosmer, Hendrickson This bill revises the definition of a local board and provisions concerning a local board of health's filing for a petition to commit persons with active tuberculosis or persons who are potential transmitters by adding provisions concerning emergency temporary commitment. If a person with active tuberculosis or who is a potential transmitter conducts himself or herself in a manner which exposes others to the immediate danger of infection, the board can file an ex parte petition with a circuit court for emergency temporary commitment. After the petition has been filed, the circuit court is required to hear the matter within 96 hours. The local board has the authority to detain the person named in the petition pending the circuit court's decision on the petition. Currently, a non-- emergency petition filed with the circuit court will be heard in 5 days or no later than 15 days after the non-emergency petition has been filed. If the ex parte petition is granted, the person named in the petition will be committed to the Missouri Rehabilitation Center until a full hearing is held.Copyright (c) Missouri House of Representatives