Maryland County Health Department TB Infection Control Plan - PHPA - ideha dhmh maryland 2025

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  1. Click ‘Get Form’ to open the Maryland County Health Department TB Infection Control Plan in our editor.
  2. Begin by filling in the introductory section, ensuring you include the specific county name where indicated. This sets the context for your plan.
  3. Proceed to the Administrative Controls section. Assign responsibilities to employees as outlined in Attachment I, and specify the month for annual reviews.
  4. Complete the Risk Assessment section using Attachments II and III. Clearly categorize settings as low, medium, or high risk based on your facility's assessment.
  5. In the Screening of HCWs section, document baseline and annual screening procedures according to CDC guidelines. Ensure all employee classifications are listed accurately.
  6. Fill out Environmental Controls by detailing ventilation systems and maintenance logs as required. This ensures compliance with health standards.
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TB screening for health care personnel includes a risk assessment, symptom evaluation, and TB test. All U.S. health care personnel should be screened for TB upon hire (i.e., preplacement). Health care settings should have a tuberculosis infection control plan.
If you have a negative skin test, you need a repeat test at least once every four years. If you have a documented positive skin test, you must have an initial chest X-ray. After that, you still need to be screened every four years.
It is important to note that a TB test certificate is only valid for 6 months from the date it is issued. An applicant will therefore need to consider the timing of their clinic appointment and factor in the practicalities of arranging it and travelling to the approved clinic.
No further testing for TB is needed, no matter how long ago the TB test was performed and treatment took place. A negative TB symptom review documenting that the person is free of symptoms of TB is all that is necessary to authorize work.
Although the risk of transmission of tuberculosis in dental settings is low, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends dental health care personnel include protocols for tuberculosis infection control in their offices written infection control program.
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Documentation of a negative TST from a previous employer may be accepted as the first step in the two-step testing process for new employees if the TST is less than 12 months old.
Annual TB testing using an IGRA or TST is not routinely recommended. Healthcare facilities should perform TB testing and complete a signs and symptoms assessment after known or ongoing exposure to TB or complete a signs and symptoms assessment annually for HCPs with untreated latent TB infection.
Plan for TB. At a minimum, the TB control program should include the following: A ventilation assessment. TB surveillance program and respiratory protection program.

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