Where can patients get a TST?
WECHU only administers the TST if it is deemed medically necessary by a patient’s health care provider, and to those who are contacts of a case of infectious active TB disease.
Tuberculosis (TB) Management
This section is a source of information for health care providers to guide them in their clinical practice including tuberculosis (TB) reporting processes and updates on testing and management.
For additional information or to consult a member of our TB team, contact the Health Unit at 519-258-2146, ext. 1420.
The Health Protection and Promotion Act 1990 (HPPA), R.S.O., 1990, and Ontario Reg. 135/18, outlines the requirements for physicians, practitioners, laboratories, and institutions to report all positive TB skin tests or interferon gamma release assays (IGRA), and suspect and confirmed active TB cases to the Medical Officer of Health. The reporting form should be completed and faxed within 7 days for latent TB infection (LTBI) and 24 hours for suspect or confirmed active TB to the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit at fax: 226-783-2132.
The purpose of this guide is to provide health care providers with clinical guidelines for tuberculosis screening and management, and information about reporting to the Windsor-Essex Country Health Unit.
Eligibility for OHIP-insured Tuberculin Skin Test (TST)
People in Ontario who meet the following criteria are eligible for publicly-funded Tubersol:
TB Skin Testing and IGRA Testing
Eligibility for OHIP-insured Tuberculin Skin Test (TST)
People in Ontario who meet the following criteria are eligible for publicly-funded Tubersol
Long-Term Care and Retirement Homes: Frequently Asked Questions about TB
FAQs about Tuberculosis (TB) and TB testing for long term care and retirement homes.
Long-Term Care and Retirement Homes: Recommendations for Tuberculosis (TB) Screening
The Long Term Care Homes Act 2007, Ontario Regulation 79/10, and Retirement Homes Act 2010, Ontario Regulation 166/11, require screening for tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis Reporting Form
The Health Protection and Promotion Act 1990 (HPPA) outlines the requirements for physicians, practitioners, and institutions to report Tuberculosis (TB), including all positive TB skin tests, to the Medical Officer of Health. Please complete this form and fax to the TB Program of the Windsor‐Essex County Health Unit.