RE: TB testing

[Brenda Chance]

I would check with your state agency to see what they require for TB testing for residents and employees.  I work in the state of GA.  GA requires TB testing prior to admission and employment.  We do a 1 step on residents and employees prior to admission/hire and then do the 2nd step after they are already here.  Residents and staff have an annual done thereafter.   Brenda W. Chance, RN, RAC-C MDS Coordinator     CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. -----Original Message----- From: LINDA FUCHS [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 3:04 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: TB testing   I work in a SNF in ND. We do a 2 step PPD on all new admissions to our facility. Some of our physicians then what them repeated yearly, others do not.  Linda >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/05/03 11:11AM >>>   Yesterday, I had a call from DHS regarding TB testing (it was a survey). One of the question they asked was if and when we screen our patients. As of now we don't screen our patient upon admission. We only do screening if patient is suspected or is having some signs and symptoms.Our screening tool is base on a number system, if the patient receive  a certain score, we transfer them to the medical floor (to a negative pressure room), and further evaluation  or testing is done. The guy was also talking about some kind of recommendation regarding TB screening that went out earlier this year form DHS. He also asked me, if  changes ware made on our screening tools  base on DHS recommendation. Does anybody in the group can give me more information, it would be greatly appreciated.       Noralyn Cayetano RN MDS Coordinator Long Beach Memorial Medical Center (562)933-9084       ____________________________________________________________________ Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.   Sign up for your free MemorialCare Medical Information and Access Card at http://www.memorialcare.com/apps/AccessCard/AboutCard.cfm CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: This message is intended for the sole use of the individual and entity to whom it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended addressee, nor authorized to receive for the intended addressee, you are hereby notified that you may not use, copy, disclose or distribute to anyone the message or any information contained in the message. If you have received this message in error, please immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete the message. Thank you.