Title: Section 43-1.5 - Hospital inpatient admissions

43-1.5 Hospital inpatient admissions.

(a) Tuberculosis health care services provided in a hospital shall be based on prevailing standards of professional practice for the care of tuberculosis.

(b) An inpatient admission of a tuberculosis patient to a hospital for treatment of tuberculosis may be made when a person has severe symptoms attributed to tuberculosis, presents diagnostic problems or presents difficulties in drug treatment selection.