Tuberculosis Services Manual

                  Washington State Tuberculosis Services Manual

                                         (Updated 10/01/2009)

The purpose of the tuberculosis (TB) services manual is for readers to understand how public health staff complete TB control tasks in Washington State. Please keep in mind that it contains technical terms not well understood by the general public. The most likely readers of the manual are people who work in the public health field. This may include, but is 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

·        Outreach workers

 

This manual provides guidelines, recommendations, and examples from national, state, and local groups. When there is a need for more information there will be a hyperlink provided for you. A hyperlink is a reference to another document that will take you to that location. Click on the link to read more about the topic.

In Washington State, TB control is governed by state law and rule. You may find information on TB laws in Washington State in the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 70.28.005 and the Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 246-170.

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• Table of Contents (PDF, 93 KB)

   

  • Section 1: Introduction (PDF, 403 KB)

   

  • Section 2: Surveillance (PDF, 191 KB)

   

  • Section 3: B Notifications (PDF,196 KB)

   

  • Section 4: Diagnosis of Tuberculosis Disease (PDF, 360 KB)

   

  • Section 5: Treatment of Tuberculosis Disease (PDF, 510 KB)

   

  • Section 6: Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection (PDF, 252 KB)

   

  • Section 7: Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection (PDF, 282 KB)

   

  • Section 8: Case Management (PDF, 783 KB)

   

  • Section 9: Contact Investigation (PDF, 552 KB)

   

  • Section 10: Laboratory Services (PDF, 248 KB)

   

  • Section 11: Infection Control (PDF, 288 KB)

   

  • Section 12: Confidentiality (PDF, 53 KB)

   

  • Section 13: Interjurisdictional Transfer Notifications (PDF, 85 KB)

   

  • Section 14: Binational TB Card (CURE TB)  (PDF, 78 KB)

   

  • Section 15: Patient Education (PDF, 94 KB)

   

  • Forms (PDF, 97 KB)

   

  • Glossary (PDF, 104 KB)