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Alaska Tuberculosis Program Manual - Epidemiology - State of Alaska

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School Screening<br />

7 AAC 27.213. <strong>Tuberculosis</strong> skin test<br />

(a) Each public school district and non-public school <strong>of</strong>fering pre-elementary education through<br />

the 12th grade, or a combination <strong>of</strong> these grades, shall administer an intradermal purified<br />

protein derivative (PPD) skin test for tuberculosis within 90 days <strong>of</strong> enrollment to each child who<br />

enrolls in<br />

(1) grades kindergarten and seven; or<br />

(2) the district in grades kindergarten or higher for the first time.<br />

(b) The division may require a district or a non-public school to administer PPD skin tests to<br />

enrolled children in addition to those tests required under (a) <strong>of</strong> this section. The division shall<br />

issue a notice to a district or a non-public school requiring enrolled children in additional grade<br />

levels, including potentially all grade levels, to be PPD skin tested if the division makes a<br />

determination that there is evidence <strong>of</strong> increased risk <strong>of</strong> spread <strong>of</strong> tuberculosis in the community<br />

or communities where the district or the non-public school is located. The division shall use the<br />

following criteria to determine the need for additional required testing required under this<br />

subsection:<br />

(1) evidence that the results <strong>of</strong> prior PPD skin testing <strong>of</strong> school children in the local community<br />

or communities demonstrate tuberculosis transmission;<br />

(2) evidence that tuberculosis disease is recognized to be occurring in the local community or<br />

communities;<br />

(3) evidence that the local community or communities have a history <strong>of</strong> high rates <strong>of</strong><br />

tuberculosis when compared to rates <strong>of</strong> tuberculosis for the nation or this state; or<br />

(4) evidence that children from populations having a high risk <strong>of</strong> tuberculosis are enrolled in the<br />

district or the non-public school; in this paragraph, "populations having a high risk" include<br />

groups that historically have been medically underserved, homeless persons, foreign-born<br />

persons from countries with high rates <strong>of</strong> tuberculosis, and persons with immune deficiency<br />

conditions.<br />

(c) If the result <strong>of</strong> a PPD skin test is positive, including a test result provided under (f)(1) <strong>of</strong> this<br />

section, the district or non-public school shall refer the child to a health care provider and notify<br />

the division at its <strong>of</strong>fice in Anchorage.<br />

(d) The district or non-public school shall record the result <strong>of</strong> a PPD skin test administered under<br />

this section in the permanent health record <strong>of</strong> the child.<br />

(e) The district or school shall suspend a child under AS 14.30.045 (4) if<br />

(1) the child fails to submit to a PPD skin test required under this section; or<br />

A L A S K A T U B E R C U L O S I S P R O G R A M M A N U A L STATUTES AND REGULAT IONS 19.6<br />

Revised November 2012

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