Tuberculosis Testing Policy
Policy title
Tuberculosis Testing Policy
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Category
Academic Affairs
Admissions
Public Safety/Risk Management
Student Health
Student Life
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Owner
Student Health
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Approved by
Administrative Council
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To ensure public health, º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ University requires tuberculosis testing of international students from countries with high incidence of tuberculosis.
This policy applies to international students, both short-term and degree-seeking.
Upon admission to º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ University, international students (whether degree-seeking or non-degree seeking) will be notified of the Tuberculosis Testing Policy and its applicability in their particular circumstance as listed below.
- New International Students (first time studying in the United States):
1a) New international students from a country with a tuberculosis burden of ≥ 20 cases per 100,000 as determined by World Health Organization data are required to take a tuberculosis blood test upon arrival at º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ University.
1b) New international students coming to º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ University from countries with a tuberculosis burden of < 20 cases per 100,000 are not required to take a tuberculosis test upon arrival at º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ University.
- Transfer International Students who have attended another U.S. institution
2a) International students transferring to º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ University from another U.S. institution who come from a country with a tuberculosis burden of ≥20 cases per 100,000 as determined by World Health Organization data and who have previously received a negative tuberculosis test in the United States and who have not subsequently spent more than a year in their home country (or another country with a tuberculosis burden of ≥20 cases per 100,000) must submit the record of the negative tuberculosis test to º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ University.
2b) International students transferring to º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ University from another U.S. institution who come from a country with a tuberculosis burden of ≥20 cases per 100,000 as determined by World Health Organization data and who have not previously received a negative tuberculosis test in the United States must take a tuberculosis blood test upon arrival at º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ University.
2c) International students transferring to º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ University from another U.S. institution who come from a country with a tuberculosis burden of <20 cases per 100,000 as determined by World Health Organization data are not required to take a tuberculosis test upon arrival at º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ University.
- Continuing International Students (students returning to º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ for subsequent semesters)
Continuing international students are not ordinarily required to take a tuberculosis test in subsequent years when they return to º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ University. However, if they spend one year or longer in a country with tuberculosis incidence ≥ 20 cases per 100,000 prior to their return to º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ University, they are required to take a tuberculosis blood test upon returning to º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ University.
International students from countries with a tuberculosis burden of < 20 per 100,000 are not required to have a tuberculosis test.