                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEFINITIONS (§ 32.1-49.1)

&#8220;Active tuberculosis disease&#8221; means a communicable disease caused by
an airborne microorganism and characterized by the presence of either (i) a
specimen of sputum or other bodily fluid or tissue that has been found to
contain tubercle bacilli as evidenced by culture or other definitive diagnostic
test as established by the Commissioner, (ii) a specimen of sputum or other
bodily fluid or tissue that is suspected to contain tubercle bacilli as
evidenced by smear and sufficient clinical and radiographic evidence of active
tuberculosis disease is present as determined by a physician licensed to
practice medicine in the Commonwealth, or (iii) sufficient clinical and
radiographic evidence of active tuberculosis disease as determined by the
Commissioner is present, but a specimen of sputum or other bodily fluid or
tissue containing or suspected to contain tubercle bacilli is unobtainable.
		&#8220;Tubercle bacilli&#8221; means disease-causing organisms belonging to
the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and includes Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Mycobacterium bovis, Mycobacterium africanum or other members as established by
the Commissioner.
		&#8220;Tuberculosis&#8221; means a disease caused by tubercle bacilli.

HISTORY: 2001, c. 459.