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TITLE 25 - HEALTH SERVICES
PART 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
CHAPTER 97 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
SUBCHAPTER H - TUBERCULOSIS SCREENING FOR JAILS AND OTHER CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
SECTION/RULE §97.172 - Scope
Chapter Review Date 11/28/2023

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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