20 CAR § 103-104 – Long-term care facilities

(a) Long-term care facilities shall be responsible for compliance with this part as well as the Rules Governing Long-Term Care Facilities issued by the Department of Human Services.
(b)
1. (1) Each healthcare worker (employee, health worker, medical staff member (physician), etc.) of any long-term care facility who has contact with long-term care patients or residents shall receive:
  1. (A) Baseline tuberculosis screening; and
  2. (B) Tuberculosis prevention information.
2. (2) See 20 CAR § 103-101, Definitions.
(c) No annual follow-up testing requirements are necessary.
(d) However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines must be followed on symptom screenings and tuberculosis education.