§ 120142 Tuberculosis Examination Orders

Health and Safety Code·California

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Key Takeaways

•The health boss can make people get checked for tuberculosis (TB) if they were near someone sick with it.
•The health boss can also make other people get checked if they think those people might have been around TB.
•If you get an order to get checked for TB, it will be in writing and will tell you what you need to do.

Example

If your friend gets really sick with tuberculosis and you hang out with them a lot, the health boss might tell you to go to the doctor to get checked for TB too.

This is to make sure you don’t have TB and to stop it from spreading to even more people.

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§ 120142 Tuberculosis Examination Orders

(a) The state director may order examinations for tuberculosis infection in the following persons for the purpose of directing preventive measures: (1) Persons in close contact with persons with infectious tuberculosis disease. (2) Other persons for whom the state director has reasonable grounds to determine are at heightened risk of tuberculosis exposure. (b) An order for examination for tuberculosis infection shall be in writing and shall include other terms and conditions as may be necessary to protect the public health. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

tuberculosis infection infectious tuberculosis disease heightened risk public health

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 120142.

§ 120142 Tuberculosis Examination Orders

Health and Safety Code·California

AI SummaryVerified

§ 120142 Tuberculosis Examination Orders

Key Takeaways

•The health boss can make people get checked for tuberculosis (TB) if they were near someone sick with it.
•The health boss can also make other people get checked if they think those people might have been around TB.
•If you get an order to get checked for TB, it will be in writing and will tell you what you need to do.

Example

If your friend gets really sick with tuberculosis and you hang out with them a lot, the health boss might tell you to go to the doctor to get checked for TB too.

This is to make sure you don’t have TB and to stop it from spreading to even more people.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

Official Source

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§ 120142 Tuberculosis Examination Orders

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

tuberculosis infection infectious tuberculosis disease heightened risk public health

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 120142.

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