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Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department ofAGING AND ADULT SERVICESChapter 388-97 - Nursing homesSubchapter I - RESIDENT RIGHTS, CARE AND RELATED SERVICES
Infection Control
Section 388-97-1480 - Tuberculosis - Two-step skin testing

Wash. Admin. Code § 388-97-1480

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Current through Register Vol. 24-12, June 15, 2024
Section 388-97-1480 - Tuberculosis - Two-step skin testing

Unless the person meets the requirement for having no skin testing or only one test, the nursing home, choosing to do skin testing, must ensure that each person has the following two-step skin testing:

(1) An initial skin test within three days of employment; and
(2) A second test done one to three weeks after the first test.

Wash. Admin. Code § 388-97-1480

Statutory Authority: Chapters 18.51 and 74.42 RCW. 10-02-021, § 388-97-1480, filed 12/29/09, effective 1/29/10. Statutory Authority: Chapters 18.51 and 74.42 RCW and 42 C.F.R. 489.52. 08-20-062, § 388-97-1480, filed 9/24/08, effective 11/1/08.