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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 215.511 (2026)

Definitions of "active tuberculosis" and "isolates."

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As used in KRS 215.520, 215.531, 215.540, 215.550, 215.560, 215.570, and 215.590: (1) "Active tuberculosis" means tuberculosis disease as demonstrated by clinical, bacteriologic, or radiographic evidence, and includes the condition of persons with the disease who have not completed an adequate course of anti-tuberculosis treatment; and (2) "Isolates" means a population of Mycobacterium tuberculosis observed in cultures obtained from clinical specimens of persons with active tuberculosis. Effective: July 15, 1996 History: Created 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 33, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1996.