- (a) a licensed and currently registered physician shall be responsible for the tuberculosis health care services furnished to a patient;
- (b) tuberculosis suspects shall be confirmed as being or not being tuberculosis cases within 60 days from the date accepted into care by a provider. On or before the 60th day, the provider shall report findings in writing to the local health officials where the patient resides and where the provider is located; and
- (c) providers shall comply with applicable utilization review requirements.
The care and treatment by providers of tuberculosis patients shall include health care services which meet prevailing standards of professional practice, including the following: