TB Prevention and Care for Correctional Facilities

The Correctional TB Program provides technical assistance to all county jails and other correctional facilities covered by Chapter 89 of the Texas Health & Safety Code (the statutes) and Title 25, Part I, Chapter 97, Subchapter H (the rules) of the Texas Administrative Code. Correctional facilities must have an approved TB control plan. The Correctional TB Program also consults with correctional facilities when they have a case of TB within their facility to help identify persons with risk of exposure and to help continuity of care upon release or transfer.

For more information about ensuring continuity of TB therapy for detainees of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) see SOP 8.13.1, Appendix V (PDF).

Guidelines

• Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in Correctional and Detention Facilities: Recommendations from CDC. MMWR 2006; 55 (No. RR-09, 1-44)
• Tuberculosis Case Management for Undocumented and Deportable Inmates/Prisoners/Detainees in Federal Custody Pamphlet (PDF)

Epidemiology

• Annual Tuberculosis Screening Report for Jail Administrators
• Epidemiology of Tuberculosis in Correctional Facilities, United States, 1993-2014

TB Tools for Corrections

• National Tuberculosis Controllers Association Resources
• Southeastern National Tuberculosis Center
• Texas TB Forms for Correctional Facilities

Corrections Planning Committee Meeting

• Correctional Planning Committee Action Plan (PDF)
• Texas Correctional Liaison Directory (PDF)
  
• Corrections Planning Committee Action Plan Updates (PDF)
• The Public Health System Framework and the CPC (PDF)
• Cure TB: A Strategy for Mobile Populations (PDF)
• Environmental Risk Assessment Tool for Correctional Settings (PDF)
• Medical Impact and Operational Implications of TB Case Classification (PDF)
• Continuity of Care Among Foreign Transfers (PDF)
• Overview of Sandra Bland Act (SB 1849) and Possible Implications for Continuity of Medications (PDF)
• Strategies for Release Planning for Corrections (PDF)
• TB Case Presentations - Concerns and Liability (PDF)
• Contact Investigation Interview Tool (PDF)
• Texas Binational TB Projects (PDF)

Statutes and Agency Regulations

Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)

• Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 89
• Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 81
• Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 97, Subchapter H

Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ)

• Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 501, Sec. 501.060
• Correctional Managed Health Care Policy Manual (PDF)

Federal Bureau of Prison (FBOP)

• BOP TB Exposure Control Plan (Word)
• Program Statement- Infectious Disease Management, June 3, 2014
• Tuberculosis Case/Suspect Report and Referral (PDF)

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

• 2008 Operations Manual ICE Performance-Based National Detention Standards (PBNDS)- Unit 4-Medical Care (PDF)

US Marshals Service (USMS)

• United States Marshals Service Policy Directive (PDF)

Helpful Links

• American Correctional Association
• American Jail Association
• Bureau of Prisons
• Bureau of Justice Statistics
• Correctional Management Institute of Texas 
• National Institute of Justice 
• National Tuberculosis Controllers Association
• US Department of Justice
• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
• Texas Association of Counties
• Texas Commission on Jail Standards
• Texas Jail Association
• Sheriffs' Association of Texas
• Texas Council on Offenders with Mental Impairments
• Texas Department of Criminal Justice
• Texas Department of State Health Services

Contact Information

Congregate Settings Team                                
Phone: 737-255-4300                                    
Fax: 512-989-4010