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Use of this risk assessment is required in the California Education Code, Sections 49406 and 87408.6 and the California Health and Safety Code, Sections 1597.055 and 121525, 121545, and 121555.  \nThe law requires that a health care provider administer this risk assessment. A health care provider, as defined for this purpose, is any organization, facility, institution or person licensed, certified or otherwise authorized or permitted by state law to deliver or furnish health services. Any person administering this risk assessment is to have training in the purpose and significance of the risk assessment and Certificate of Completion.  \nName of Employee/Volunteer Assessed forTB Risk Factors:    \nAssessment Date:   Date ofBirth:    \n\n| History of Tuberculosis Infection or Disease (Check appropriate box below) |\n| --- |\n| 􀂆 Yes\u003Cbr>If there is a documented history of positive TB test (infection) or TB disease, then a symptom reviewand chest x-ray (if none performed in previous 6 months) should be performed at initial hire by a physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner. Once a person has a documented positive test forTB infection that has been followed by an x-ray that was determined to be free of infectious TB, the TB risk assessment (and repeat x-rays) is no longer required. If an employee or volunteer becomes symptomatic forTB, then he/she should seek care from his/her health care provider. |\n| 􀂆 No (Assess for Risk Factors for Tuberculosis using box below) |\n\n\n| Risk Factors for Tuberculosis (Check appropriate boxes below)\u003Cbr>If any of the 5 boxes beloware checked, perform a Mantoux tuberculin skin test (TST) or Interferon Gamma Release Assay (IGRA) . Re-testing with TST orIGRA should only be done in persons who previously tested negative, and have  newrisk factors since the last assessment. A positive TST orIGRA should be followed by a chest x-ray, and if normal, treatment forTB infection considered. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]) . Latent Tuberculosis Infection: A Guide for Primary Health Care Providers. 2013) |\n| --- |\n| 􀂆 One or more signs and symptoms ofTB: prolonged cough, coughing up blood, fever, night sweats, weight loss, excessive fatigue.\u003Cbr>Evaluate for active TB disease with a TST orIGRA, chest x-ray, symptom screen, and if indicated, sputum acid-fast bacilli (AFB) smears, cultures and nucleic acid amplification testing. A negative TST or IGRA does not rule out active TB disease. |\n| 􀂆 Close contact to someone with infectious TB disease at anytime |\n| 􀂆 Foreign-born person from a country with an elevated TB rate\u003Cbr>Includes any country other than the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, ora country in western or northern Europe. IGRA is preferred overTST for foreign-born persons |\n| 􀂆 Consecutive travel or residence of ≥ 1 month in a country with an elevated TB rate\u003Cbr>Includes any country other than the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, ora country in western or northern Europe. |\n| 􀂆 Volunteered, worked or lived in a correctional or homeless facility |\n\nSchool Staff & Volunteers: Tuberculosis Risk Assessment  \nUser Guide  \nJob-related requirement for child care, pre-K, K-12, and community colleges  \nBackground  \nCalifornia law requires that school staff working with children and community college students be free of infectious tuberculosis (TB). These updated laws reflect current federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations for targeted TB testing. Enacted laws,  \nAB 1667, effective on January 1, 2015, SB 792 on September 1, 2016, and SB 1038 on January 1, 2017, require a tuberculosis (TB) risk assessment be administered and if risk factors are identified, a TB test and examination be p","cbCaibAGRVTZCbJc","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibAGRVTZCbJc","pdf",258771,"English","# Background\n## Testing for latent TB infection (LTBI)\n## Repeat risk assessment and testing\n## History of Tuberculosis Infection or Disease\n## Risk Factors for Tuberculosis","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the tuberculosis risk assessment for school staff and volunteers?\",\"answer\":\"To identify adults with infectious tuberculosis (TB) and prevent spreading TB.\"},{\"question\":\"Who is required to administer the TB risk assessment and provide the Certificate of Completion?\",\"answer\":\"A health care provider must administer it, and any person administering the assessment must have training in its purpose, significance, and the Certificate of Completion.\"},{\"question\":\"When should TST or IGRA be performed based on the risk factor boxes?\",\"answer\":\"If any of the listed risk-factor boxes are checked, perform a Mantoux tuberculin skin test (TST) or an Interferon Gamma Release Assay (IGRA), and only repeat testing for people previously negative who have new risk factors.\"}]","School Staff & Volunteers - Tuberculosis Risk Assessment - User Guide | PDF",15]