Prevention and Control of TB in Health Care and Other Congregate Settings

• Regulations for TB Control in Minnesota Health Care Settings
  Includes nursing homes, home care providers, assisted living facilities, supervised living facilities, boarding care facilities, clinics, hospitals, and others.
  
  
• Guidelines for Decisions Regarding TB Screening of Elementary and Secondary Students
  
  
• Recommendations for Tuberculosis Screening of Post-Secondary School Students
  
  
• Prevention and Control of TB in Correctional Facilities
  Minnesota statutes and CDC recommendations for TB in prisons and jails.
  
  
• Practical Solutions for TB Infection Control: Infectiousness and Isolation
  60-minute webinar from the Curry International TB Center.
  
  
• Think TB (PDF)
  This poster reminds employees to refer clients with symptoms lasting more than 2-3 weeks to a medical provider immediately. Clients with infectious TB disease should not be in group settings. 8.5" x 11" poster
  • Karen (PDF)
  • Hmong - Provider Version (PDF) | Hmong - Client Version (PDF)
  • Spanish (PDF)
  • Somali (PDF)

Risk Assessments

• Adult Day Center Participant Tuberculosis (TB) Risk Assessment (PDF)
  Tool to assess Adult Day Center participants' risk for TB infection at the time of enrollment and annually thereafter to assist with DHS licensing compliance with MN Administrative Rule 4605.7000 to 4605.7090
  Adult Day Center Participant Tuberculosis (TB) Risk Assessment FAQs (PDF)
  
  
• Adult TB Risk Assessment (PDF)
  
  
• Pediatric TB Risk Assessment (PDF)