Students are screened for tuberculosis within 60 days of admission to Hillcrest Educational Centers. Rescreening with Mantoux test will be performed every year from the date of the last testing on all tuberculin negative students.
Students who are known to be tuberculin positive, or who are unable to receive PPD, will be evaluated by Medical Director and referred as appropriate.
Medical management of the student, including communicable disease precautions, will be at the direction of the Medical Director, in cooperation with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health T.B. Control Unit. No facilities for respiratory isolation are available at Hillcrest Educational Centers. Should respiratory isolation be recommended, the student will be immediately transferred to an appropriate health care facility.