105. Mass. Code Regs. 365.500. - Notification

“Notification”
Any health care provider, laboratory, board of health or administrator of a city, state or private institution or hospital who has knowledge of a case of confirmed tuberculosis or clinically suspected tuberculosis, must notify the Division of Tuberculosis Prevention and Control within 24 hours. The Division of Tuberculosis Prevention and Control shall notify the local board of health in the community where the case resides within 24 hours of receiving notification. Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), must also be reported to the Division of Tuberculosis Prevention and Control in the Department in a written or electronic format with information regarding the name and address of the individual, date of birth, gender, size of the positive skin test or alternative test result, treatment initiated and, as requested by the Department, information about risk of exposure to tuberculosis.