Prevention and Control of TB in Correctional Facilities

Laws

• Minnesota Statute 144.445: Tuberculosis Screening in Correctional Institutions
  • CDC: Interim Clinical Considerations for Use of COVID-19 Vaccines Currently Authorized in the United States
    CDC clinical considerations that include recommendations about COVID-19 vaccination and the timing of immune-based tests for tuberculosis infection, such as the TST and IGRA. Updated August 31, 2021, testing for TB infection with one of the immune-based tests for TB infection can be done before, after, or during the same visit as COVID-19 vaccination.
  • Commissioner Memo to Statute 144.445 (2013) (PDF)
    Memo from the Commissioner of Health clarifying the use of TB blood tests and the timing of chest X-rays.
• Chapter 2911, Jail Facilities
  • 2911.7000 Tuberculosis Screening; Separation of Inmates with Infectious Disease
  • 2911.5800 Availability of Medical and Dental Resources. Subpart 6. Medical Screening

Resources

• Baseline TB Screening Tool for Incarcerated People (Word)
  Optional template form that can be adapted for use by correctional facilities.
   
• At-A-Glance: CDC Recommendations for Correctional and Detention Settings
   
• National TB Controllers Association/National TB Nurses Coalition Corrections Committee 
  Provides links to PowerPoint presentations on TB in corrections, information about case management of persons who are incarcerated or detained, listing of state correctional liaisons and a copy of the NTCA Corrections annual workplan.
   
• Enforcement Policy and Procedures for Occupational Exposure to Tuberculosis
  MN-OSHA TB directive. Contact osha.compliance@state.mn.us or 651-284-5050 with questions about MN-OSHA's TB requirements or to get a copy of this document.