Hospital Discharge Approval Request and Treatment Plans
New Tuberculosis Reporting
Requirements
Update November
2010
• Hospitals/providers must obtain approval from the Health
Department before discharging infectious TB patients from the hospital (New York
City Health Code Article 11 Section 21(4)). The Hospital
Discharge Approval Request Form (TB 354) (PDF) must be submitted
72 hours before the planned discharge date and must be approved by the Bureau of
Tuberculosis Control prior to discharge. Please refer to the Tuberculosis: Clinical Policies
and Protocols Manual (PDF) and the Tuberculosis Discharge
Planning Checklist (PDF) for guidelines and criteria for discharging
patients with suspected or confirmed tuberculosis from the
hospital.
• Providers must submit to the Health Department a
proposed treatment plan within one month of treatment initiation for all persons
newly diagnosed with active TB (New York City Health Code Article 11 Section
21(4)). The Health Department will provide the form to the treating physician of
record to complete.
Hospital
Discharge Approval Request Form (TB 354) (PDF)
Tuberculosis: Clinical
Policies and Protocols Manual (PDF)
Tuberculosis
Discharge Planning Checklist (PDF)
