W. Va. Code R. § 64-76-4 - Report of Admissions, Registration by Bureau for Public Health
4.1. Any
institution admitting a patient diagnosed with or suspected of having
tuberculosis, shall report that admission within ten days to the
Division.
4.2. The institution
shall make available to the Bureau any patient-related records, reports, and
other data pertaining to confirmed and suspected tuberculosis patients,
required to: confirm the diagnosis; monitor treatment; follow up on contacts;
provide tuberculosis surveillance in the community; or to initiate actions to
protect others in the community from risk of disease.
4.3. The institution shall report the death,
discharge, and transfer of any patient with tuberculosis to the
Division.
4.4. The Division will
maintain a current registry of all verified cases of tuberculosis.
4.5. The Bureau or its designee may release
tuberculosis related information regarding a patient for the following
purposes:
4.5.a. To allow for the diagnosis,
treatment and monitoring care by the original reporting source and other health
providers in charge of the patient's care or in charge of the patient's
contact's care;
4.5.b. To identify
a specific patient to the Division of STD, HIV, Hepatitis in the Bureau to
compare registries to assist in case finding, and patient care; and
4.5.c. To allow for the diagnosis, treatment
and monitoring of care by tuberculosis control programs in other states for the
patient who has relocated to another state and for the patient's contacts who
live in another state who are under a health care provider's care.
Notes
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