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Tuberculosis (TB)

Tuberculosis (TB)

DSHS TB Program

DSHS TB Program

Email the TB Program
Call the TB Program
737-255-4300

TB Funded Programs

TB Manual

Title Revised
Texas Tuberculosis Manual 8/30/2024

Standing Delegation Orders

Title Revised
Tuberculosis Clinical Services Provided by Authorized Licensed Nurses 9/1/2024
Tuberculosis Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) Services Provided by Authorized Staff 9/1/2024
Tuberculosis Sputum Collection Services Provided by Authorized Staff 9/1/2024
Tuberculosis Tuberculin Skin Testing (TST) Services Provided by Authorized Staff 9/1/2024
Tuberculosis Blood Specimen Collection Services Provided by Authorized Staff 9/1/2024

TB Standards

Number Title Revised
TB-5001 Directly Observed Therapy for Active TB Disease and Latent TB Infection 10/1/2021
TB-4002 Drug Resistance 10/1/2021

TB Recommendations

Number Title Revised
TB-1002 Tuberculosis Screening for Adults in Various Settings 10/1/2021
TB-1003 Tuberculosis Screening for Children in Various Settings 10/1/2021

TB Administration

Title Revised
TB Program Areas 1/4/2021
TB Resources 9/1/2024
Medicaid Provider Application 1/24/2025
Tuberculosis Specimen Shipping Guide 3/5/2025
Instructions to Access Tuberculosis Program Databases  
Onsite TB Review Tool 2/1/2020
Notice of Change in TB Personnel 5/21/2024
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Process 10/24/2023
Bedaquiline Ordering Guide 10/18/2024