CDC Technical Instructions:
What Civil Surgeons in California Need to Know
Key Resources:
- Form I-693 and Instructions
- USCIS Policy Manual, Volume 8, Part B, Health-related Grounds of Inadmissibility
- USCIS Policy Manual, Volume 8, Part C, Civil Surgeon Designation and Revocation
- CTCA Resources for Civil Surgeons
- LTBI Referral Sites for Civil Surgeons, by Local Health Jurisdiction (rev 6/1/2021)
- LTBI Report for Referral and Treatment with secure fax #s for health departments (rev 6/1/2021)
- TB Elimination Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Maximizing Adherence (rev 8/2016)
- Talking to your patients about TB (adult patients) (rev 8/2018)
- Latent TB Videos for Healthcare Providers (a series of three videos designed to help providers talk to their patients about latent TB infection testing and treatment. The two-minute videos, produced by TB Free California in collaboration with CITC, cover the topics:
- Why Should I Get Testing for Latent TB?
- Why Do I Need Treatment for Latent TB?
- I Received the BCG Vaccine: Do I Still Need Latent TB Testing and Treatment?