Tuberculosis (TB) Control

The Tuberculosis (TB) Control Program at the Sonoma County Department of Health Services offers a number of services to assist both patients and health providers, including:

• Evaluation and treatment of patients with suspected or active tuberculosis (TB)
• Medical consultation to health providers
• Case management
• Health education and counseling
• Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) in clinic and community settings

On this page:

• For the Community
• For Health Providers
• Forms, Information Sheets, and Patient Handouts

For the Community

The TB Control Program provides confidential testing and treatment services for TB suspects and active TB disease. Patients are seen by appointment only. Please call 565-4567.

As of March 2010, the TB Control Program does not provide TB skin tests for work clearance. Click here for a list of community clinics where you can obtain a TB skin test for work clearance. TB skins tests are also available at:

Concentra Urgent Care
6174 State Farm Drive
Rohnert Park, CA
(707) 586-4320

Concentra Urgent Care
1221 North Dutton Ave
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
Phone (707) 543-8360

Santa Rosa Junior College - Student Health Services
(for SRJC students only)
1501 Mendocino Avenue
Race Building, Room 4017
Santa Rosa CA 95401
(707) 527-4445

People with TB disease can spread infection to people they spend time with every day, such as family members or coworkers. If you think you have been around someone who has TB, call the TB Control Program at 565-4567.

Learn more about TB by selecting from the links below.

What is TB?
Source: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

What is Latent TB Infection (LTBI)?
Source: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

What is Active TB Disease?
Source: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

For Health Providers

The TB Control Program provides medical consultation to health providers for latent TB infection, TB suspects, and active TB cases. The TB Control Program also provides medical evaulation for TB suspects and active TB cases.

Patients can be referred to the TB Control Program by:

• Phone: Call the TB Control Program at 565-4567.
• Fax: Complete the Active/Suspect TB Referral Form, and fax it to the TB Control Program at 565-4565.
• CMR: When you submit the CMR form and the Active/Suspect TB Referral Form to Public Health, a disease control nurse will follow up with the patient.

Disease Reporting
Health providers are mandated by Title 17 to report to the county health department within one working day cases of tuberculosis, suspect tuberculosis, positive tuberculin skin tests in children under age 5 years, and converters with documented negative skin test within the past two years. The CMR form is available online.

Pregnancy and Tuberculosis: Frequently Asked Questions (pdf)
Source: Sonoma County TB Control Program.

Forms, Information Sheets, and Patient Handouts

Active/Suspect TB Referral Form (pdf)

LTBI Guidelines (pdf)

CMR Form