Guidelines and Regulations

Part of the mission of the Tuberculosis Control Branch is to provide leadership and resources to control and eliminate tuberculosis.

California Department of Public Health and California Tuberculosis Controllers Association (CDPH-CTCA) Joint Guidelines, 2005

The CDPH-CTCA Joint Guidelines, developed cooperatively by representatives from local TB control programs, the TB Control Branch, and CTCA, serve as State-wide standards for the treatment and control of TB in California.

Select California Health and Safety Codes (updated 12/28/11) (PDF, New Window)

State Laws, Regulations, and Legal Resources for Tuberculosis

California TB State laws, regulations, and resources pertaining to TB compiled by the California Tuberculosis Controllers Association (CTCA) and the TB Control Branch (TBCB).

Essential Tuberculosis Program Functions for Rural and Smaller Health Jurisdictions in California (PDF, New Window)

A guide produced by the TB Control Branch (TBCB) to assist local health jurisdiction staff in identifying, developing, and maintaining basic TB control functions.

Shelters & TB: What Staff Need to Know - Francis J. Curry National Tuberculosis Center (PDF, New Window)

Airline Travel Legal Resources - Interim Guidance and Model Templates for "No Board" List (CTCA)

CTCA Education Committee - Best Practices in TB Control

Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: A Survival Guide for Clinicians, 2nd edition - Francis J. Curry National Tuberculosis Center

Policy for Housing Patients with Confirmed or Suspected Tuberculosis Who Are Considered Infectious (PDF, New Window)

Plan for Housing Homeless Tuberculosis Patients

Partner Guidelines and Regulations

Updated Guidelines for the Use of Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests in the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis (CDC)

Tuberculosis and Air Travel, third edition, World Health Organization (PDF, New Window)

Federal Air Travel Restrictions for Public Health Purposes - United States, June 2007 - May 2008 (CDC)

Updated Guidelines for Using Interferon Gamma Release Assays to Detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection — United States, 2010 (CDC) (PDF, New Window)