Section 199.170

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE

Chapter 199

Effective - 28 Aug 2001, 2 histories, see footnote   (history) 

  199.170.  Definitions. — The following terms, as used in sections 199.170 to 199.270, mean:

  (1) "Active tuberculosis", tuberculosis disease that is demonstrated to be contagious by clinical, bacteriological, or radiological evidence. Tuberculosis is considered active until cured;

  (2) "Cure" or "treatment to cure", the completion of a recommended course of therapy as defined in subdivision (5) of this section and as determined by the attending physician;

  (3) "Local board", any legally constituted local city or county board of health or health center board of trustees or the director of health of the city of Kansas City, the director of the Springfield-Greene County health department, the director of health of St. Louis County or the commissioner of health of the City of St. Louis, or in the absence of such board, the county commission or the county board of tuberculosis hospital commissioners of any county;

  (4) "Potential transmitter", any person who has the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis but has not begun a recommended course of therapy, or who has the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis and has started a recommended course of therapy but has not completed the therapy. This status applies to any individual with tuberculosis, regardless of his or her current bacteriologic status;

  (5) "Recommended course of therapy", a regimen of antituberculosis chemotherapy in accordance with medical standards of the American Thoracic Society and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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(L. 1961 p. 518 § 1, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1554 Revision, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1739 merged with S.B. 742, A.L. 1999 H.B. 721 merged with S.B. 261, A.L. 2001 S.B. 266)