Tuberculosis Testing Policy

Tuberculosis Testing Policy Policy

Policy title Tuberculosis Testing Policy Policy	Category Academic Affairs Admissions Public Safety/Risk Management Student Health Student Life
Owner Student Health	Approved by Administrative Council

Purpose of this policy

To ensure public health, �ǲ��app requires tuberculosis testing of international students from countries with high incidence of tuberculosis.

Application of this policy

This policy applies to international students, both short-term and degree-seeking.

Policy statement

Upon admission to �ǲ��app, 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 �ǲ��app.

1b) New international students coming to �ǲ��app from countries with a tuberculosis burden of < 20 cases per 100,000 are not required to take a tuberculosis test upon arrival at �ǲ��app.

Transfer International Students who have attended another U.S. institution

2a) International students transferring to �ǲ��app 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 �ǲ��app.

2b) International students transferring to �ǲ��app 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 �ǲ��app.

2c) International students transferring to �ǲ��app 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 �ǲ��app.

Continuing International Students (students returning to NWU for subsequent semesters)

Continuing international students are not ordinarily required to take a tuberculosis test in subsequent years when they return to �ǲ��app. However, if they spend one year or longer in a country with tuberculosis incidence ≥ 20 cases per 100,000 prior to their return to �ǲ��app, they are required to take a tuberculosis blood test upon returning to �ǲ��app.

Exemptions from this policy

International students from countries with a tuberculosis burden of < 20 per 100,000 are not required to have a tuberculosis test.

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