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TB Work Plan

TB Work Plan
Title	Revised
Texas Tuberculosis Work Plan (PDF : 1,689 kB)	8/31/2020

Standing Delegation Orders

**Standing Delegation Orders FY 2021**
Title	Revised
Tuberculosis Clinical Services Provided by Authorized Licensed Nurses (PDF : 1,048 kB)	8/31/2020
Tuberculosis Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) Services Provided by Authorized Staff (PDF : 428 kB)	8/31/2020
Tuberculosis Sputum Collection Services Provided by Authorized Staff (PDF : 390 kB)	8/31/2020
Tuberculosis Tuberculin Skin Testing (TST) Services Provided by Authorized Staff (PDF : 454 kB)	8/31/2020
Tuberculosis Blood Specimen Collection Services Provided by Authorized Staff (PDF : 400 kB)	8/31/2020

TB Policies

**TB Policies**
Policy Number	Policy Name	Revised
TB-1002	Frequency of Tuberculin Skin Testing for Tuberculosis Infection for Adults in Various Settings (PDF : 70 kB)	6/26/2008
TB-1003	Tuberculosis Screening for Children in Various Settings (PDF : 284 kB)	3/15/2020
TB-1004	Anergy Testing (PDF : 19 kB)	6/26/2008
TB-4002	Drug Resistance (PDF : 196 kB)	6/26/2008
TB-5001	Directly Observed Therapy for Active TB Disease and Latent TB Infection (PDF : 32 kB)	6/26/2008
TB-5003	Standing Delegation Orders and Procedures for TB Prevention and Control (PDF : 108 kB)	9/1/2013
TB-7000	Cohort Review (PDF : 107 kB)	3/9/2015
LIDS 2021.001	Program Income	1/1/2021
	TB/HIV/STD Security Policies and Procedures

TB Administration

**TB Administration**
Title	Revised
TB Program Areas (PDF : 839 kB)	1/4/2021
TB Resources (PDF : 604 kB)	10/20/2020
Medicaid Provider Application (PDF : 152 kB)	2/20/2017
Tuberculosis Specimen Shipping Guide (PDF : 1,577 kB)	12/29/2020
Instructions to Access Tuberculosis Program Databases
Onsite TB Review Tool (PDF : 707 kB)	2/1/2020
Notice of Change in TB Personnel (PDF : 119 kB)	9/1/2020
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Process (PDF : 629 kB)	12/29/2020
Bedaquiline Ordering Process (PDF : 607 kb)	9/14/2020

TB Program Areas
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TB Resources
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Last updated February 5, 2021