Code of Massachusetts Regulations
105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Title 105 CMR 365.000 - STANDARDS FOR MANAGEMENT OF TUBERCULOSIS OUTSIDE HOSPITALS
Section 365.300 - Medical Care and Follow-up

Universal Citation: 105 MA Code of Regs 105.365

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

(A) All persons with confirmed or clinically suspected tuberculosis shall have an identified responsible physician, qualified and licensed to practice medicine, or a nurse practitioner licensed to practice in the expanded role under supervision, to provide medical supervision. Medical treatment for tuberculosis shall be according to the current standards set forth by the ATS, CDC, and the IDSA or other qualified medical authority, for chemotherapy and follow-up. The Tuberculosis Program shall make these standards available and provide consultation regarding appropriate therapy, when necessary.

(B) Providers responsible for medical management of persons with confirmed or clinically suspected tuberculosis disease shall work in cooperation with the local board of health and the Tuberculosis Program for the purposes of case management as outlined in 105 CMR 365.200.

(C) Providers must also notify the local board of health in the town where the patient resides and the Tuberculosis Program of any person with confirmed or clinically suspected tuberculosis, in a communicable form, who is unable or unwilling to receive proper medical care and, as such, poses a threat to the public health.

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