California TB Legal Resources

Below are state laws and regulations pertaining to TB, as well as resources developed by CTCA and CDHS. Please contact your local county counsel for assistance in interpreting and applying state law and regulations.

Airline Travel Resources - added April 2008

TB Control Authority

100106 101029 120100 - Health Officer
120125 - Examination into causes of communicable disease
120175 - Health officer mandate to prevent spread of             communicable diseases
120275 - Noncompliance with department rules
121350 - Maintenance of program
121360 - TB expenditures
121475 - Legislative intent

TB Reporting

Section 2500 - Provider/facility reporting
Section 2501 - Investigation of reported cases
Section 2502 - Local health officer reporting
Section 2505 - Lab reporting

Notification required for Hospital Discharges and Transfers

121361 - Discharge, release or transfer of persons with active TB
121362 - Reports to local health officers; documentation; parolees

Legal Orders to Patients

120175 - Health Officer mandate to prevent spread of              communicable diseases
121365 - Investigation of reported or suspected cases and sources of              infection

Revised Memorandum on Procedural Due Process Requirements for Recipients of TB-Control-Related Home Isolation and Work Exclusion Orders (.pdf file)

Criminal Prosecution

120280 - Violation of specified order

Civil Detention

121358 - Detention sites
121365 - Investigation of reported or suspected cases and sources of
              infection; orders to protect public health
121366 - Removal or detention for examination without prior court order;
             request for release; length of detention
121367 - Required contents of orders
121368 - Detention periods
121369 - Language interpreters; prohibition against forcible administration               of medication; delegation of authority to make orders

Cordilleras Mental Health Clinic
Clinical Director
Admission Coordinator
(650) 3677-1890

Screening of Teachers and Volunteers in Schools

121525, 121530, 121535, 121545, 121550, 121555 - TB tests for
            employees of private schools
121364 - Health Officer authority to order tests for TB infection

Division 4, Part 27, chapter 9, Section 49406 TB testing for employees of public schools

Screening of Students in Schools

121485, 121490 - TB tests for students of private and public schools

TST Training Curriculum

121360.5 - tuberculin skin test technicians

Legal Resources

Public Health Institute, Public Health Law Program,