Local Health Departments: TB Information and Resources

Forms

• See the Forms Page for these resources:
  • Case Forms
  • Contact Investigation Forms
  • Treatment of LTBI Forms
  • Transfer Forms (Case, Contact, LTBI, B-waiver)
  • Reimbursement forms

Investigative Guidelines

• Oregon Investigative Guidelines (pdf) [note: document under revision]
• B waiver evaluation (pdf)

Lab

• The Oregon State Public Health Laboratory provides information on TB diagnositic testing (pdf) including QFT, smear, culture, genetic probe and drug susceptibility testing and timeframe for availability of test results.
• Per OARS 333-018-0018 culture positive isolates must be submitted to the OPHL for susceptibility and genotyping

Case Management and Contact Investigation Tools

• Timeline for the Management of TB Suspects/Cases (pdf) - provides a month by month summary medications and lab follow-up needed for typical TB suspects and cases
• DOT Training for Outreach Workers (from the Curry Center)
• TB Case Monitoring (pdf)
• DOT Record-Initial Phase (pdf)
• DOT Record-Continuation Phase (pdf)
• Pill Count Form (pdf)
• Contact Investigation Assessment Tool (pdf) - can be used to assist the nurse in interviewing the TB Suspect or Case to elicit contacts and TB exposures.

Incentives and Enablers

Incentives and enabler funding is available to all local health departments to assist with case management. Requests will be prioritized as indicated in the below protocol.

• Incentive and Enabler Protocol and Request Form (pdf)
• Ideas from CDC for using incentives and enablers

Video Phones

Video Phone may be used by Nurse Case Managers for DOT.

• Video Phone DOT Policy (pdf)
• Request for Video Phone Form (pdf)

Patient Education

Check out our patient education materials for these resources:

• Fact Sheets in 13 Languages
• TB Educational Show in 7 languages
• TB Training and Education Materials Site--allows you to search a variety of sources for patient education materials

Patient Community Resources

• HIV/AIDS
  •  Our House 
  •  Cascade AIDS Project (a referral network)
• Housing
  • Oregon Housing and Community Services, Emergency Shelter
• HUD Oregon
• Substance Abuse
  • Oxford House
  • Service Providers
• Food
  • Oregon Food Bank
  • Food Stamps

Legal Interventions

This resource is a basic guide to understanding the process involved with implementing legal orders for TB suspects, cases and contacts. Sample letters and documentation is included.

• Implementing Legal Interventions for the Control of Tuberculosis (pdf)

TB Training

There are many excellent web based TB trainings available on a variety of topics from the CDC and regional TB training centers.

• Centers for Disease Control
• Francis J. Curry National TB Center
• New Jersey Medical School Global TB Institute
• Heartland National TB Center

Consultation Services

The TB Program offers consultation services to all local health departments on contact investigations; the medical management of TB suspects, cases and those infected with TB; nurse case management and infection control. Contact us for details.

The Francis J. Curry National Tuberculosis Center in San Francisco offers a "Warmline" for TB case consultation. All calls are returned within 24 hours.