6VAC35-101-990. Tuberculosis screening.
A. Within five days of admission to the facility each resident shall have had a screening assessment for tuberculosis. The screening assessment can be no older than 30 days.
B. A screening assessment for tuberculosis shall be completed annually on each resident.
C. The facility's screening practices shall be performed in a manner consistent with any current recommendations of the Virginia Department of Health, Division of Tuberculosis Prevention and Control and the federal Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the detection, diagnosis, prophylaxis, and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis.
Statutory Authority
§§ 16.1-309.9, 16.1-322.7, and 66-10 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 29, Issue 25, eff. January 1, 2014.