105 CMR 365.300 - Medical Care and Follow-up
(A) All persons
with confirmed or clinically suspected tuberculosis shall have an identified
responsible physician, qualified and licensed to practice medicine, or a nurse
practitioner licensed to practice in the expanded role under supervision, to
provide medical supervision. Medical treatment for tuberculosis shall be
according to the current standards set forth by the ATS, CDC, and the IDSA or
other qualified medical authority, for chemotherapy and follow-up. The
Tuberculosis Program shall make these standards available and provide
consultation regarding appropriate therapy, when necessary.
(B) Providers responsible for medical
management of persons with confirmed or clinically suspected tuberculosis
disease shall work in cooperation with the local board of health and the
Tuberculosis Program for the purposes of case management as outlined in
105 CMR
365.200.
(C) Providers must also notify the local
board of health in the town where the patient resides and the Tuberculosis
Program of any person with confirmed or clinically suspected tuberculosis, in a
communicable form, who is unable or unwilling to receive proper medical care
and, as such, poses a threat to the public health.
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