Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R388 - Disease Control and Prevention; HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis Control/Refugee Health
Rule R388-804 - Special Measures for the Control of Tuberculosis
Section R388-804-2 - Definitions

(a) Tuberculosis. A disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, i.e., Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium bovis, or Mycobacterium africanum.

(b) Acid-fast bacilli (AFB). Denotes bacteria that are not decolorized by acid-alcohol after having been stained with dyes such as basic fuschsin; e.g., the mycobacteria and nocardiae.

(c) Case of tuberculosis. An episode of tuberculosis disease meeting the clinical or laboratory criteria for tuberculosis as defined in the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS). The Department incorporates by reference the Tuberculosis 2009 Case Definition, CSTE (Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists) Position Statement, 09-ID-65.

(d) Tuberculosis infection. The presence of M. tuberculosis in the body but the absence of clinical or radiographic evidence of active disease as documented by a significant tuberculin skin test, or Interferon Gamma Release Assay (IGRA), e.g. Quantiferon or T-SPOT, a negative chest radiograph and the absence of clinical signs and symptoms.

(e) Tuberculosis disease. A state of active tuberculosis, pulmonary or extra-pulmonary, as determined by a chest radiograph, the bacteriologic examination of body tissues or secretions, other diagnostic procedures or physician diagnosis.

(f) Directly observed therapy A method of treatment in which health-care providers or other designated individuals physically observe the individual ingesting anti-tuberculosis medications.

(g) Drug resistant tuberculosis. Tuberculosis bacteria which is resistant to one or more anti-tuberculosis drugs.

(h) Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis. Tuberculosis bacteria which is resistant to at least isoniazid and rifampin.

(i) Suspect case. An individual who is suspected to have tuberculosis disease, e.g., a person with signs and symptoms consistent with tuberculosis, having AFB recovered from sputum or any other source with identification pending, or started on a regimen consistent with treatment for active tuberculosis disease as described in references a & b in R388-804-6(1).

(j) Program. Utah Department of Health: Bureau of Epidemiology; Prevention, Treatment, and Care Program.

(k) Department. Utah Department of Health.