Health Care Personnel (HCP) TB Screening Resources
CTCA Updates
Health Care Personnel TB Screening, Testing and Treatment Statement, March 29, 2024
CTCA supports the CDC recommendations for Tuberculosis Screening, Testing and Treatment of
U.S. Health Care Personnel 2019
CTCA updates position on annual TB screening requirements for health care workers after review of California TB epidemiology shows majority of health care workers do not have elevated risk for acquiring TB:
Latest National Resources
California Regulations
Licensing and Certification (L&C)
California Code of Regulation (CCR) Title 22, Div. 5, Ch.1-12.
https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CHCQ/LCP/Pages/California-TB-Testing-Regulations.aspx
CDPH Licensing & Certification enforces licensing requirements for hire & annual testing and notifies health care facilities of policy changes through All Facility Letters (AFLs).
August 16, 2019, State of California—Health and Human Services Agency California Department of Public Health, AFL 19-28, Program Flexibility
https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CHCQ/LCP/Pages/AFL-19-28.aspx#https://calhospital.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/afl-19-28.pdf
Sample Program Flexibility Request
https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CHCQ/LCP/CDPH%20Document%20Library/AFL-19-28-Attachment-02.pdf
https://calhospital.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/afl-19-28.pdf
Health Care Workers are persons who work in a health facility, service or operation, or who have occupational TB exposure in public health services in connection with health care.
California Tuberculosis (TB) Testing Regulations for Health Care Facilities, Title 22 (T22) California Code of Regulation, by facility type: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CHCQ/LCP/Pages/AFL-18-19.aspx
AFLs 2020: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CHCQ/LCP/Pages/LNCAFL20.aspx
CalOSHA
CalOSHA Annual TB testing of Health Care Personnel Code
According to the California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Section 5199(h)(3), “…The employer shall make an assessment for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) available to all employees with occupational exposure. Assessment procedures shall be in accordance with applicable public health guidelines.
(A) TB tests and other forms of TB assessment shall be provided at least annually, and more frequently if applicable public health guidelines or the local health officer recommends more frequent testing. Employees with a baseline positive TB test shall have an annual symptom screen.
(B) The employer shall refer employees who experience a TB conversion to a PLHCP knowledgeable about TB for evaluation”.
This section is available at . If you need further assistance, please contact the nearest Cal/OSHA Consultation Service office,
http://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/consultation_offices.html.