1. (a) Colleges that have health services that perform TB screening.

   1. (1) These institutions may keep their internal records in the format of their choice, including electronic form.
   2. (2) They are not required to use Department of Health forms for students they screen.
   3. (3) If some students are screened elsewhere, the procedures described below for colleges whose own health services do not provide screening must be followed for those cases only.

2. (b) Colleges that do not provide screening through their own health services.

   1. (1) The institution should provide the Arkansas Certification of Tuberculosis Screening for Institutions of Higher Education to the students.

   2. (2) It will be the responsibility of the student to:

      1. (A) Obtain the prescribed screening;
      2. (B) Have the form filled out and signed by the provider or providers; and
      3. (C) Return it to the college.
   3. (3) The form may be obtained from the department.

3. (c) Acceptance of evidence of prior TB screening.

   1. (1) Students who have had the required screening performed in the United States or Canada within the six (6) months prior to enrollment will not be required to have it repeated, provided that they present satisfactory documentation.

   2. (2) Documentation of tuberculin testing must include:

      1. (A) Name and address of provider;
      2. (B) Date applied;
      3. (C) Result of TST in millimeters (mm) of induration or of interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA);
      4. (D) Date TST read or interval between application and reading; and
      5. (E) Signature of provider;

   3. (3) Documentation of chest radiography must include:

      1. (A) Name and address of provider;
      2. (B) Date performed;
      3. (C) Interpretation;
      4. (D) Interpreter’s signature;
      5. (E) Printed or typed name of interpreter; and
      6. (F) Identification of interpreter’s medical specialty, which must be radiology, pulmonology, or infectious disease.

4. (d) Intrastate transfers.

   1. (1) Students will not be required to have additional screening for TB solely because they transfer from one (1) college to another within the state, provided that they supply documentation to the receiving college that they have previously complied with this part.
   2. (2) The form, Arkansas Certification of Tuberculosis Screening for Institutions of Higher Education, should be used as the documentation.
5. (e) Retention of records. All documentation and records required by this part or required to document compliance will be retained for three (3) years after the student’s last attendance, during which time they will be made available to department representatives on request.

Codification Notes: "TB" means tuberculosis. "TST" means tuberculin skin test.