Nevada health officials clarify state requirements in technical bulletin The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continues to recommend that health care facilities complete a Tuberculosis (TB) facility risk assessment annually. Under new CDC guidelines, issued in May 2019, new recommendations have been made for initial pre-placement TB screening and testing as well as annual TB testing of health care personnel. Health care facilities that use the TB facility risk assessment and determine they are low- to medium-risk may consider discontinuing annual TB testing of their health care personnel. This decision should be made by the facility’s infection control program and policy, following approval by the facility’s medical director. The recent CDC updated guidelines for TB screening of health care personnel do not address screening requirements for residents, clients, or patients of medical facilities for extended care, skilled nursing or intermediate care, facilities for the dependent, or homes for individual residential care. Nevada Administrative Code 441A.380 reflects no associated changes and provides these TB screening requirements. The Department of Health and Human Services has created a technical bulletin with more details on the new CDC guidelines and their application to the TB testing of health care personnel in Nevada health care facilities. To read the bulletin, access the PDF below.
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AuthorThe Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance (HCQC) licenses medical and other health facilities, child care facilities and personnel, and medical laboratories and personnel in Nevada. HCQC also conducts compliance surveys and takes complaints. Archives
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