Utah Admin. Code R388-804-6 - Treatment and Control
(1) The Department
incorporates by reference the IDSA/ATS/CDC treatment standards as described in
the segment entitled a) "Infectious Diseases Society of America. Official
ATS/CDC/IDSA Clinical Practice Guidelines: Treatment of Drug-Susceptible
Tuberculosis". Clinical Infectious Diseases (2016) doi: 10.1093/cid/ciw376,
August 10, 2016,; b) "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Treatment of
Tuberculosis, American Thoracic Society, CDC, and Infectious Diseases Society
of America." MMWR 2003; 52 (No. RR-11); c) Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention. Controlling Tuberculosis in the United States: Recommendations from
the American Thoracic Society; CDC, and the Infectious Diseases Society of
America. MMWR 2005; 54 (No. RR-12)" and "Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention. Targeted Tuberculin Testing and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis
Infection." MMWR 2000; 49 (No. RR-6).
(2) A health-care provider who treats an
individual with tuberculosis disease shall use the IDSA/ATS/CDC treatment
standards as a reference for the development of a comprehensive treatment and
follow-up plan for each individual. The plan shall be developed in cooperation
with the individual and approved by the local health department or the Program.
Health-care providers shall routinely document an individual's adherence to
prescribed therapy for tuberculosis infection and disease. If isolation is
indicated, the plan for isolation shall be approved by the local health
department or the Program. Discharge from an inpatient facility shall not occur
without the knowledge of, and in agreement with the local health department
and/or the Program.
(3) A
health-care provider who treats an individual with suspect or active
tuberculosis disease shall provide for directly observed therapy
(4) Individuals with infectious tuberculosis
disease shall comply with the treatment plan as set forth by the provider and
public health, including but not limited to isolation if necessary, wearing a
mask approved by the local health department or the Program when outside the
isolation area, abiding by a plan of directly observed therapy, providing
laboratory samples, and attending all scheduled provider visits.
(5) Any individual who does not comply with
R388-804-6(4) shall be subject to involuntary isolation as established in the
Utah Communicable Disease Control Act.
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