Tuberculosis (TB) deleted text begin prevention and deleted text end new text begin infection new text end control.

new text begin (a) new text end A home care provider must establish and maintain a deleted text begin TB prevention and deleted text end new text begin comprehensive tuberculosis infection new text end control program deleted text begin based on deleted text end new text begin according to new text end the most current new text begin tuberculosis infection control new text end guidelines issued by the new text begin United States new text end Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) new text begin , Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, as published in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report new text end . deleted text begin Components of a TB prevention and control program include screening all staff providing home care services, both paid and unpaid, at the time of hire for active TB disease and latent TB infection, and developing and implementing a written TB infection control plan. The commissioner shall make the most recent CDC standards available to home care providers on the department's website. deleted text end new text begin This program must include a tuberculosis infection control plan that covers all paid and unpaid employees, contractors, students, and volunteers. The commissioner shall provide technical assistance regarding implementation of the guidelines. new text end

new text begin (b) The home care provider must maintain written evidence of compliance with this subdivision. new text end