Tuberculosis Services Manual

The TB Services Manual outlines how public health staff complete TB control tasks in Washington State. Those who work in health fields are the most likely readers of the manual. They may include, but are not limited to: Nurses (city, county, regional public health), Physicians and physician consultants, State TB services staff, Indian Health Services Staff, Public Health Officers, Epidemiologists, and Outreach workers.

This manual provides guidelines, recommendations, and examples from national, state, and local groups. In Washington State, state law and rule defines the way TB is controlled. You can review the state laws and rules around TB for Washington State. These are the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 70.28.005 and the Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 246-170.

Unless otherwise noted, all materials and forms on this page are in PDF format.

Links to external resources are provided as a public service and do not imply endorsement by the Washington State Department of Health.

TB Services Manual (3485KB - Updated January 2012)

Separate PDF Chapters

Table of Contents (127KB)
Section 1: Introduction (314KB)
Section 2: Surveillance (152KB)
Section 3: B Notifications (222KB)
Section 4: Diagnosis of Tuberculosis Disease (336KB)
Section 5: Treatment of Tuberculosis Disease (467KB)
Section 6: Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection (253KB)
Section 7: Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection (266KB)
Section 8: Case Management (769KB)
Section 9: Contact Investigation (559KB)
Section 10: Laboratory Services (192KB)
Section 11: Infection Control (265KB)
Section 12: Confidentiality (62KB)
Section 13: Interjurisdictional Transfer Notifications (75KB)
Section 14: Binational TB Card (CURE TB) (67KB)
Section 15: Patient Education (81KB)
Forms (64KB)
Glossary (190KB)

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