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37.114.1015    FOLLOW-UP AND REPORTING

(1) The local health officer must ensure that each case of tuberculosis within his/her jurisdiction obtains the follow-up tests, treatment, and monitoring recommended by the American Thoracic Society and the Centers for Disease Control in their joint statements "Treatment of Tuberculosis and Tuberculosis Infection in Adults and Children", adopted March, 1986, and "Control of Tuberculosis", adopted March, 1983.

(2) The local health officer must submit a report to the department every three months documenting the course of treatment of each reported tuberculosis case within his/her jurisdiction.

(3) The department hereby adopts and incorporates by reference the portions of the joint statements of the American Thoracic Society and the Centers for Disease Control entitled "Treatment of Tuberculosis and Tuberculosis Infection in Adults and Children" (March, 1986) and "Control of Tuberculosis" (March, 1983), which specify the follow-up tests, treatment, and monitoring necessary to ensure adequate recovery from tuberculosis. A copy of each statement may be obtained from the Department of Public Health and Human Services, Health Policy Services Division, Communicable Disease Control and Prevention Bureau, 1400 Broadway, P.O. Box 202951, Helena, MT 59620-2951, phone: (406)444-0273.

History: 50-1-202, 50-17-103, MCA; IMP, 50-1-202, 50-17-102, 50-17-105, MCA; NEW, 1987 MAR p. 2147, Eff. 11/28/87; TRANS, from DHES, 2002 MAR p. 913.

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