Wash. Admin. Code § 388-78A-2481 – Tuberculosis—Testing method—Required

The assisted living facility must ensure that all tuberculosis testing is done through either:

(1) Intradermal (Mantoux) administration with test results read:
1. (a) Within forty-eight to seventy-two hours of the test; and
2. (b) By a trained professional; or
(2) A blood test for tuberculosis called interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA).

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.20 RCW. WSR 13-13-063, § 388-78A-2481, filed 6/18/13, effective 7/19/13; WSR 10-03-066, § 388-78A-2481, filed 1/15/10, effective 2/15/10.]