Diseases
sssteel
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We have an employee who was just diagnosed with Tuberculosis. One week ago he called in sick and went to the doctor. During this visit the doctor said he had a cold and told him to go home and rest. A couple of days later he went back to the doctor because he hadn’t gotten any better and this is when they tested him for TB. He had not returned to work between his doctors appointments. We are a steel warehouse and this employee has come into contact with many other employees and could possibly have infected them. My question is what should we do about this? My first thought was to have the other employees in his department tested for TB but are we allowed to do this? We don’t want to do not want this employee to sue us because we revealed confidential information. If any of you have ever had to deal with a situation like this please let me know. We aren’t sure what the best course of action is.
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If your state has tuberculosis-related legislation at the state level, there may be enough instruction in it to point you in a direction. Otherwise, call or check your state's Dept of Health, or contact CDC for some quick guidance.