MANDATORY TUBERCULOSIS SCREENING HEALTH REQUIREMENT

All new students at 黑料视频 must complete a screening questionnaire for tuberculosis risk. This screen is completed and submitted online through the .

  • If you have previously tested positive for tuberculosis, you DO NOT need to have another tuberculosis test. You MUST upload the records for the treatment of your tuberculosis to the . Go to the UPLOADS tab and select STUDENT HEALTH REQUIREMENTS as the reason for the upload.
  • If you received a message indicating that you need a tuberculosis test, please see your medical provider to have a tuberculosis test completed. Once completed, access the to upload the laboratory report to the UPLOADS tab and select STUDENT HEALTH REQUIREMENTS as the reason for the upload.

Tuberculosis testing

If you require further testing, it should be completed prior to your arrival at 黑料视频. Your options for testing depend upon whether you are an international or domestic student.

International students

International students who require tuberculosis testing must send us proof of an Interferon Gamma Release Assay (IGRA) test done within the 12 months prior to enrollment. Other names for this test are a 鈥淨uantiferon TB Gold鈥 test or a "T-Spot" test. You may have this test performed at any medical laboratory in the world, but the actual laboratory report must be submitted to the Decker Student Health Services Center (DSHSC). The report must be in English, or be translated into English, and must have the student鈥檚 name and date of birth on each page.

NOTE: IGRA tests are not reliable if they are performed within 28 days of having a measles, mumps or rubella vaccine. Be sure to schedule any required MMR vaccine AFTER you have had your IGRA test.

Summary of requirements for international students:

  1. The test results must be received by the DSHSC prior to you arriving at Binghamton University.
  2. The test must be an Interferon Gamma Release Assay (IGRA) test.
  3. If you have an MMR vaccine, the test must be done on the same day as the MMR or no earlier than 28 days after the vaccine.
  4. What you send must be a copy of the actual laboratory report, which is in English or has been translated into English.
  5. The test must have been performed within the 12 months prior to enrollment.

Domestic students

Domestic students who require tuberculosis testing may choose to send us proof of having had a Tuberculin Skin Test (also called a TST or a PPD) or an Interferon Gamma Release Assay (IGRA) test. If you have a PPD test performed, it must be done within the United States or Canada, and you must submit documentation from the medical provider who performed the test which indicates the date the test was read, the size of the skin reaction, and their interpretation of the result.

You may also choose to have an IGRA test. Brand names for IGRA tests include 鈥淨uantiferon TB Gold鈥 test or "T- spot" test. Please send us a copy of the actual laboratory report. You may have an IGRA test performed at any medical laboratory in the world.

NOTE: IGRA tests are not reliable if they are performed within 28 days of having a measles, mumps or rubella vaccine. Be sure to schedule any required MMR vaccine AFTER you have had your IGRA test.

Summary of requirements for domestic students:

  1. The test results must be received by the DSHSC prior to you arriving at Binghamton University.
  2. The test may be an Interferon Gamma Release Assay (IGRA) test or a Tuberculin Skin Test.
  3. For a Tuberculin Skin Test, send us documentation from the medical provider who performed the test which indicates the date the test was read, the size of the skin reaction, and their interpretation of the result.
  4. For an IGRA test, send us a copy of the actual laboratory report.
  5. The test must have been performed within the 12 months prior to enrollment.

Positive tuberculosis test results

If you have previously tested positive for tuberculosis, you DO NOT need to have another tuberculosis test. You MUST upload the records for the treatment of your tuberculosis to the . Go to the UPLOADS tab and select STUDENT HEALTH REQUIREMENTS as the reason for the upload.

If you have never tested positive for tuberculosis previously, you must have a chest x-ray performed within the 12 months prior to enrollment. This is done to ensure that you are not able to spread the tuberculosis germs to other people. This should be completed prior to arrival at 黑料视频.

Consequences of non-compliance

Failure to complete indicated tuberculosis screening, testing, or follow up of positive results will result in the inability to register for classes beginning the semester after enrollment.