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Alaska Tuberculosis Program Manual - Epidemiology - State of Alaska

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For roles and responsibilities, refer to the “Roles, Responsibilities, and<br />

Contact Information” topic in the Introduction 1.18.<br />

<strong>State</strong> Laws and Regulations<br />

See the Statutes and Regulations section for more information on:<br />

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

http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/folioproxy.asp?url=http://wwwjnu01.legis.state.ak.us/cgibin/folioisa.dll/aac/query=[group+!277+aac+27!2E213!27!3A]/doc/{@1}/hits_only<br />

7 AAC 12.571. Employee health program<br />

http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/folioproxy.asp?url=http://wwwjnu01.legis.state.ak.us/cgibin/folioisa.dll/aac/query=[group+!277+aac+12!2E571!27!3A]/doc/{@1}/hits_only<br />

7 AAC 12.650. Employee health program<br />

http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/folioproxy.asp?url=http://wwwjnu01.legis.state.ak.us/cgibin/folioisa.dll/aac/query=[group+!277+aac+12!2E650!27!3A]/doc/{@1}/hits_only<br />

Tuberculin Skin Testing <strong>of</strong> School Children: <strong>Program</strong><br />

Standards<br />

Tuberculin skin testing <strong>of</strong> school children<br />

<strong>Alaska</strong> law requires that children who enroll in specific grade-levels – kindergarten and<br />

grade seven – or in the district in grades kindergarten or higher for the first time, are to<br />

be tuberculin skin tested within 90 days <strong>of</strong> enrollment in school. (27 AAC 27.213)<br />

In addition, the <strong>Tuberculosis</strong> Control <strong>Program</strong> requires that students in all grades be skin<br />

tested annually at schools in which the majority <strong>of</strong> students are Asian or <strong>Alaska</strong> Native<br />

(these groups have the highest risk <strong>of</strong> tuberculosis in <strong>Alaska</strong>) and at schools in which the<br />

prevalence rate <strong>of</strong> tuberculosis infection exceeds 1%. Schools required to test students<br />

in all grades are notified in writing by the <strong>Tuberculosis</strong> Control <strong>Program</strong>. Tuberculin skin<br />

testing <strong>of</strong> school children is done by public health nurses at schools which lack<br />

personnel capable <strong>of</strong> conducting the testing. The school district is responsible for<br />

obtaining a consent form signed by the child’s parent or guardian prior to administration<br />

<strong>of</strong> a tuberculin skin test to a child in the parent’s absence. All children with<br />

undocumented or previously negative tuberculin reactions should be skin tested. Prior<br />

BCG vaccination is not a contraindication to tuberculin skin testing. The only exception<br />

to testing is if a physician provides a written statement that the test “…would be injurious<br />

to the health and welfare <strong>of</strong> the child or members <strong>of</strong> the family or household ” (27 AAC<br />

27.213).<br />

It is also the school district’s responsibility to 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 (2) the<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 Targeted Testing for Latent Tuber culosis Infection 3.3<br />

R e v i s e d N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 2

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