DSHS TB Program

DSHS TB Program

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tb.feedback@dshs.texas.gov

Call the TB Program

TB Funded Programs

TB Manual

Title	Revised
Texas Tuberculosis Manual	8/31/2025

Standing Delegation Orders

Title	Revised
Tuberculosis Clinical Services Provided by Authorized Licensed Nurses	9/1/2025
Tuberculosis Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) Services Provided by Authorized Staff	9/1/2025
Tuberculosis Sputum Collection Services Provided by Authorized Staff	9/1/2025
Tuberculosis Tuberculin Skin Testing (TST) Services Provided by Authorized Staff	9/1/2025
Tuberculosis Blood Specimen Collection Services Provided by Authorized Staff	9/1/2025

TB Standards

Number	Title	Revised
TB-5001	Directly Observed Therapy for Active TB Disease and Latent TB Infection	10/1/2021
TB-4002	Drug Resistance	10/1/2021

TB Recommendations

Number	Title	Revised
TB-1002	Tuberculosis Screening for Adults in Various Settings	10/1/2021
TB-1003	Tuberculosis Screening for Children in Various Settings	10/1/2021

TB Administration

Title	Revised
TB Program Areas	1/4/2021
TB Resources	9/1/2024
Medicaid Provider Application	1/24/2025
Tuberculosis Specimen Shipping Guide	3/5/2025
Instructions to Access Tuberculosis Program Databases
Onsite TB Review Tool	2/1/2020
Notice of Change in TB Personnel	10/15/2025
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Process	10/24/2023
Bedaquiline Ordering Guide	10/18/2024