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Tacoma woman with tuberculosis ordered to receive treatment in jail
by Denise Whitaker, KOMO News Reporter
February 24th 2023, 4:21 PM CST
TACOMA, Wash. — A new court order finds a Tacoma woman diagnosed with active tuberculosis (TB) is in contempt for refusing isolation and treatment, now forcing her to head to jail.
KOMO News obtained a copy of the order that came from a closed hearing Friday in Pierce County Judge Philip Sorenson’s courtroom. The attorneys for both the Pierce County Health Department and the defendant, known only as V.M., argued that KOMO News could not stay for the hearing due to HIPPA requirements...
Tacoma woman with tuberculosis ordered to receive treatment in jail
by Denise Whitaker, KOMO News Reporter
February 24th 2023, 4:21 PM CST
TACOMA, Wash. — A new court order finds a Tacoma woman diagnosed with active tuberculosis (TB) is in contempt for refusing isolation and treatment, now forcing her to head to jail.
KOMO News obtained a copy of the order that came from a closed hearing Friday in Pierce County Judge Philip Sorenson’s courtroom. The attorneys for both the Pierce County Health Department and the defendant, known only as V.M., argued that KOMO News could not stay for the hearing due to HIPPA requirements...