Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 641 - Public Health Department
Chapter 155 - Licensure Standards for Substance Use Disorder and Problem Gambling Treatment Programs
Rule 641-155.36 - Purpose

The purpose of these rules is to outline procedures for conducting tuberculosis (TB) screening for health care workers and residents at substance use disorder and problem gambling treatment program facilities. Facilities will need to conduct a risk assessment to determine the risk classification of the facility and to identify appropriate screening criteria. The screening criteria are consistent with those of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), TB Elimination Division, as outlined in the MMWR December 30,2005/Vol. 54/No. RR-17, "Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission ofMycobacterium tuberculosis in Health-Care Settings, 2005."