Common use of TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL Clause in Contracts

TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL. For all services provided in a state mental facility or a state mental retardation center, the contractor will comply with the Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Health Care Settings, 2005, issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as these guidelines may be updated. The guidelines are available at ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5417a1.htm?s_cid=rr5417a1_e. The Department will provide any required testing free of charge from the state MH/MR facility. If the contract service provider has written proof of testing within the last six months, the MH/MR facility will accept this documentation in lieu of administration of a repeat test. In the event that a health care worker employed by the contractor is unwilling to submit to the test, the contractor must complete the risk assessment questionnaire. If a contractor or its health care worker refuses to comply with the guidelines issued by the CDC, the facility may terminate its contract.