Tuberculosis (TB) Control Program Information For Healthcare Providers
- Case Management: A public health nurse (PHN) is assigned to every confirmed case of active TB to ensure treatment adherence, medical evaluations, and isolation compliance.
- Contact Investigations: The TB Control Program conducts contact tracing for all active respiratory TB cases to identify and evaluate individuals at risk of infection.
- Presumptive TB Investigations: All suspected TB cases reported by medical providers or laboratories are investigated to facilitate timely diagnosis and management and mitigate spread.
- Provider Support: We offer assistance with reporting requirements.
How to Report Active/Suspect TB Cases
- During regular business hours (M-F, 8AM-5PM) call 805-781-5500
- After hours, and on weekends or holidays, call 805-781-4553
- Complete a TB Confidential Morbidity report (CMR) and fax it to 805-781-5543
Mandatory TB Reporting Requirements
In accordance with California Regulations and California Health and Safety Code 121365, suspected or confirmed active TB disease must be reported to the San Luis Obispo County TB Control Program within 24 hours of initial suspicion.
GOTCH Law for In-patients at Healthcare or Correctional Facilities
Prior to the discharge or transfer of patients with confirmed or suspected TB, California Health and Safety Code Section 121361 requires all correctional facilities and all health care facilities (including hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and nursing homes) to obtain written approval of the treatment plan by the Health Officer (Tuberculosis Controller) of the county in which the facility is located. This does not apply when there is an immediate need to transfer for a higher level of care.
The TB Program has 24 hours to review the GOTCH form. To make a request after-hours, you must contact the Health Officer on-call at 805-781-4553.
To expedite approval, please submit an initial GOTCH form along with pertinent medical records: physician notes, medication list and dosages, radiology reports, current weight, diagnostic testing for TB (AFB smears/cultures, molecular diagnostic tests, pathology and cytology reports for body fluids), uric acid test results, HIV test results, baseline CMP and CBC results as soon as a patient is suspected of having TB. When a GOTCH form is received, a Public Health Nurse Case Manager is assigned and begins the evaluation of the household to ensure a safe transition home for patients and their families.
Reference
| Tuberculosis (TB) Testing |
| Latent Tuberculosis (TB) Treatment |
| CMR-Form-B |
| SLO TB Discharge Treatment Plan |