Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health
Chapter 521 - Control and Treatment of Communicable Disease
Subchapter 3 - Tuberculosis
Section 310:521-3-3 - Standards of tuberculosis treatment

(a) The Commissioner shall establish surveillance to identify all cases of tuberculosis in Oklahoma. All tuberculosis suspects shall be investigated to establish or exclude the diagnosis of tuberculosis disease.

(b) A person with tuberculosis in a contagious state will remain in isolation until non-contagious criteria are met.

(c) The Commissioner shall:

(d) Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) shall be the standard for treatment of persons determined to have active tuberculosis disease. Exceptions may be granted by the Commissioner when necessary and for cause.

(e) Compliance orders will be issued to tuberculosis patients to establish behavioral expectations in regard to treatment, isolation and monitoring.

(f) Tuberculosis treatment shall continue by DOT until a prescribed course of therapy has been completed.

(g) Non-compliant behavior in regard to treatment, isolation or patient monitoring will be reported to the Commissioner. Action will be taken to eliminate the non-compliant behavior when possible or to pursue enforcement action, as determined by the Commissioner.