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TITLE 25HEALTH SERVICES
PART 1DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
CHAPTER 97COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
SUBCHAPTER HTUBERCULOSIS SCREENING FOR JAILS AND OTHER CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
RULE §97.172Scope

These sections cover the screening process (tests, administration of tests, interpretation of tests, vaccination, x-rays, frequency of screening tests, and exemption from testing); professional examinations, criteria for repeat testing and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection; diagnostic evaluations, isolation and disease prevention; treatment; reporting requirements; and recordkeeping for all employees, volunteers, and inmates of county jails and other correctional facilities in Texas.


Source Note: The provisions of this §97.172 adopted to be effective May 16, 1994, 19 TexReg 3370; amended to be effective April 1, 2004, 29 TexReg 3192

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