Admin. R. Mont. 37.114.1005
Isolation of Case Testing and Quarantine of Contacts
Effective Mar 25, 2017Authorizing statute(s): 50-1-202, 50-1-204, 50-2-118, 50-17-103, MCA; Implementing statute(s): 50-1-202, 50-1-204, 50-2-118, 50-17-102, 50-17-103, 50-17-105, MCAState of Montana
- (1) Isolation must be imposed upon a case of active tuberculosis until the patient is considered not able to transmit tuberculosis as determined by the local health officer and the department's tuberculosis program.
- (2) The local health officer or department's tuberculosis program may require contacts of a case to be tested for tuberculosis infection and disease.
- (3) No quarantine of contacts is required unless the contact is symptomatic for active tuberculosis disease and has not completed a diagnostic evaluation to rule out active tuberculosis disease.
Authorizing statute(s): 50-1-202, 50-1-204, 50-2-118, 50-17-103, MCA
Implementing statute(s): 50-1-202, 50-1-204, 50-2-118, 50-17-102, 50-17-103, 50-17-105, MCA
History: NEW, 1980 MAR p. 1579, Eff. 6/13/80; AMD, 1987 MAR p. 2147, Eff. 11/28/87; AMD, 2000 MAR p. 2528, Eff. 9/22/00; TRANS, from DHES, 2002 MAR p. 913; AMD, 2006 MAR p. 2112, Eff. 9/8/06; AMD, 2017 MAR p. 343, Eff. 3/25/17.