Or. Admin. R. 333-505-0080 - Tuberculosis Control

(1) As used in this rule, "person" means any:

(a) Hospital employee;

(b) Hospital contractor;

(c) Health care practitioner granted privileges by the hospital; or

(d) Hospital volunteer or student.

(2) A hospital shall comply with the Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Health-Care Settings, 2005, published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), December 30, 2005, and incorporated by reference.

(3) A hospital shall obtain documentation that tuberculosis (TB) testing has been conducted in a manner consistent with the CDC guidelines for any person who enters a hospital and who has contact with patients, enters rooms that patients may enter, or who handles clinical specimens or other material from patients or their rooms.

(4) A hospital shall require documentation of baseline TB screening conducted in accordance with the CDC Guidelines, within six weeks of the date of hire, date of executed contract or date of being granted hospital credentials.

(5) A hospital that is classified as "potential ongoing transmission" under CDC Guidelines shall consult with the Oregon TB control program within the Division, for guidance on the extent of TB testing required.

(6) If a hospital learns that a person or a patient at the hospital is diagnosed with communicable TB, the hospital shall notify the local public health authority and conduct an investigation to identify contacts. If the Division or local public health authority conducts its own investigation, a hospital shall cooperate with that investigation and provide the Division or local public health authority with any information necessary for it to conduct its investigation.

(7) A hospital shall notify the local public health administrator of its intent to discharge a patient known to have active TB disease.

Notes

Or. Admin. R. 333-505-0080

PH 11-2009, f. & cert. ef. 10-1-09; PH 17-2012, f. 12-20-12, cert. ef. 1-1-13

Stat. Auth.: ORS 441.025

Stats. Implemented: ORS 441.025