• DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES
    Division of Quality Assurance
    F-01679 (12/2015)
  • STATE OF WISCONSIN
    Wis. Admin. Code § DHS 105.17(1r)(a-b)
  • COMMUNICABLE DISEASE / TUBERCULOSIS SCREENING QUESTIONNAIRE

  • The Department requires that health care agencies or providers screen all health care staff WITHIN 90 DAYS BEFORE DIRECT CONTACT AND PERIODICALLY, to ensure that staff is free of any communicable diseases before coming into contact with clients. This form is intended to provide guidance for providers. Use of this form is optional.
  • COMMUNICABLE DISEASE SCREENING

  • Are you experiencing any of the following symptoms?
  • 1. Sore throat
  • 2. Rash / vesicles on skin
  • 3. Cold sore
  • 4. Fever and rash
  • 5. Fever and respiratory symptoms - cough, runny nose
  • 6. Drainage from eyes, ears
  • 7. Skin lesion, cyst, boil
  • 8. Nausea, vomiting
  • 9. Diarrhea
  • 10. Cough lasting more than three weeks
  • 11. Swollen lymph nodes
  • 12. Non healing wound
  • 13. Returned from travel in another country within the last month
  • Have you ever been told by a physician or other health care provider that you have any of the following conditions?
  • 14. Hepatitis A, B, or C
  • 15. Tuberculosis
  • 16. HIV / AIDS
  • TUBERCULOSIS (TB) SCREENING

  • Are you experiencing any of the following symptoms?
  • 17. Persistent coughing
  • 18. Coughing up bloody sputum or blood
  • 19. Night sweats
  • 20. Unexplained fatigue
  • 21. Fever recurring
  • 22. Unexplained weight loss
  • 23. Positive for TB - either skin test or blood test
  • 24. Have you ever been told by a health care provider that you have had active TB?
  • 25. Have you ever cared for or lived with anyone diagnosed with active TB?
  • 26. Have you worked or volunteered in a setting where TB may be more common, e.g., homeless shelter, nursing home, group home, prison?
  • Depending on the responses to the above questions, the registered nurse (RN) reviewing this document may refer you for a follow-up appointment with your physician, nurse practitioner (NP), or physician's assistant (PA). At this appointment you will receive written documentation that you pose no risk for exposing others to communicable diseases.
  • I acknowledge that the above information is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
  • Date Signed (MM/dd/yyyy)
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