DOH to Hold Webinar on Tuberculosis Testing Guidance for Home Care Providers
(March 31, 2025) The State Department of Health (DOH) is presenting a webinar on Tuberculosis testing for home care provider staff set forth in guidance and documentation issued in 2021 and 2022. Providers still have many questions related to this change in policy which relaxed the testing requirement for personnel and aligned it with CDC recommendations.
Members are encouraged to attend.
Title: Lunch and Learn Series: Tuberculosis FAQ
Date: April 29th, 2025
Time: 1-2 p.m
Audience: LHCSA, CHHA, Hospices, Home Care Associations
Presenters: Roxanne Ellis, RN, BSN Public Health Program Nurse-Refugee Health
Jessica Kumar, Public Health Physician
Lori Novak, Capital District Regional Manager
Please send all questions you wish to have addressed and answered in advance of the webinar to homecare@health.ny.gov
Please pre-register at:
https://meetny-gov.webex.com/weblink/register/r9ba855c6178375c95ef181c9639d0cf0
Contact: Meg Everett, meverett@leadingageny.org, 518 867-8871.