23-07-18. Physician to report death from contagious or infectious disease to local board of health

23-07-18. Physician to report death from contagious or infectious disease to local board of health. Each practicing physician in this state shall report to the local board of health within the jurisdiction of which the death occurred, in writing, the death of any of the physician's patients who has died of any contagious or infectious disease. The report must be made within twenty-four hours after such death and must state the specific name and character of the disease.