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Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis information for health care providers and public health

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Report TB

Report a case of Tuberculosis Disease or Latent TB Infection 

Screening and Testing for TB infection

Model Standing Orders for Tuberculin Skin Testing (DOC 69 KB)

Updated 2019 standing orders

Massachusetts Tuberculosis Risk Assessment (DOCX 26 KB)
Massachusetts Tuberculosis Risk Assessment User Guide (DOCX 27.53 KB)
Massachusetts Tuberculosis Risk Assessment: Pediatrics (DOCX 25.71 KB)
Massachusetts Pediatric Tuberculosis Risk Assessment User Guide (DOCX 26.45 KB)
Policy for distribution of DPH-purchased PPD 
Booster or Recall Effect and Two-stage tuberculin testing 

Information for hospitals

TB Patient Discharge Hospital to Community (DOCX 77.04 KB)
Airborne Infection in Healthcare Settings (DOCX 27.44 KB)

Information for Long Term Care

Tuberculosis (2017) (DOCX 109.69 KB)

Information for your patients

Information for your patients in English and other languages 

TB outpatient services

Massachusetts TB Outpatient Services 

A map of facilities in Massachusetts that provide state-supported TB diagnostic and treatment services for individuals who have or are suspected of having TB disease or latent TB infection.

Online resources

CDC Professional resources and tools 
CDC Latent TB infection resources 
CDC TB Centers of Excellence for Training, Education, and Medical Consultation 
CDC Infection control guidelines 
Curry International Tuberculosis Center Homelessness and TB Toolkit 

Massachusetts regulations

105 CMR 300 Reportable diseases, surveillance, and isolation and quarantine requirements 
105 CMR 360 Tuberculosis treatment unit standards for admission, treatment, and discharge 
105 CMR 365 Standards for management of tuberculosis outside hospitals 
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