Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 696 - CONTROL OF TUBERCULOSIS CODE › Subpart B - TUBERCULOSIS PREVENTION AND CONTROL MEASURES › Section 696.170 - Reporting

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Health care professionals listed in subsection (a)(1) shall
				  report suspected and confirmed cases of active TB disease to the local TB
				  control authority or, in the absence of a local TB control authority, to the
				  Department. The local TB control authority shall report to the
				  Department.
a) Reports to the Local TB
				Control Authority. The reports shall be submitted electronically through the
				Illinois National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (I-NEDSS) or other
				web-based system authorized by the Department, or by facsimile followed up with
				a telephone call to the local TB control authority in whose jurisdiction the
				reporter is located. Reports made by facsimile shall be made on forms available
				from the local TB control authority or the Department.
1) Health Care Professionals Required to
				Report. Health care professionals such as physicians, physician assistants,
				nurses, dentists, coroners, medical examiners, laboratory personnel and the
				health coordinators of health care settings shall report to the local TB
				control authority or, in the absence of a local TB control authority, to the
				Department.
2) Reports of Suspected
				and Confirmed Cases of TB. Persons required to report under subsection (a)(1)
				of this Section (except for laboratory personnel) shall, within seven calendar
				days after the diagnosis of a suspected or confirmed case of TB, notify the
				local TB control authority of the following:
A) Diagnosis. Information shall be provided
				about the diagnosis of a suspected or confirmed case of TB, including the dates
				and results of TB screening tests (Mantoux skin test results shall be recorded
				in millimeters) and the results of bacteriologic examinations and chest
				radiographs.
B) Clinical Management
				Information. Information shall be provided about the clinical management of a
				suspected or confirmed case of TB, including the determination of the
				infectious or non-infectious status, isolation precautions taken, treatment
				regimen and serious adverse medication reactions.
C) Surveillance Information. Reportable
				demographic and locating information regarding the suspected or confirmed case
				of TB shall include: the name, address, date of birth, gender, race, ethnic
				origin, country of origin, and month and year the person arrived in the United
				States (if applicable). Other data, if available, may include: non-prescribed
				drug use and excess alcohol use within the year before the date of submission,
				occupation, address changes, names and addresses of contacts, and any other
				information required to complete the Centers for Disease Control and
				Prevention's Report of Verified Case of TB (RVCT) tuberculosis reporting
				form.
D) Other Information. Any
				other relevant information requested by the local TB control authority or the
				Department shall be provided. The information may include hospital discharge
				plans for out-patient follow-up and the names, locating information, test
				results and treatment information of all persons considered during a contact
				investigation.