Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE
Part XVII - Public Buildings, Schools, and Other Institutions
Chapter 5 - Health Requirements for Schools
Section XVII-501 - Employee Health and Student Health [formerly paragraph 17:028]
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XVII-501
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. [Formerly paragraph 17:028] The requirements of Part I, §117 and Part II, §113 shall be met.
B.
1. [Formerly paragraph 17:029] All students
in the health care professions shall be free of tuberculosis in a communicable
state as evidenced by either:
a. a negative
purified protein derivative test, five tuberculin unit strength, given by the
Mantoux method;
b. a normal chest
X-ray if the skin test is positive; or
c. a statement from a Louisiana licensed
physician that the person is noninfectious to others if the chest X-ray is
other than normal.
2. If
the student has a positive purified protein derivative skin test for
tuberculosis, five tuberculin unit strength, given by the Mantoux method, or a
chest X-ray other than normal, the student shall complete a course of
chemotherapy for tuberculosis as prescribed by a Louisiana licensed physician,
or present a signed statement from a Louisiana licensed physician stating that
chemotherapy for tuberculosis is not indicated. In any case, the student shall
not be denied access to an institutional learning experience or work solely on
the basis of being infected with tuberculosis, provided the infection is not
communicable.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:4 (A)(2)(10) and R.S. 40:5 (1)(2)(10)(17).
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