REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES
CM-ID Report 3-A-06
Subject: Policy Review
Presented by: Jan Patterson, MD, Chair
Referred to: Reference Committee on Public Health
House of Delegates policies included in the association's Policy Compendium are reviewed periodically for relevance and appropriateness.
Committee members agreed on the importance of eliminating Tuberculosis, particularly along the U.S.-Mexico border region, and recommends retention of the policy.
260.040 Binational Tuberculosis Elimination Campaign : The Texas Medical Association supports the Binational Tuberculosis Elimination Campaign which was developed in 1995 by the Texas Department of State Health Services to address the rising incidence of tuberculosis along the U.S.-Mexico border region (Council on Public Health, p151, A-96).
Recommendation : Retain.
TMA House of Delegates: TexMed 2006
Last Updated On
June 24, 2010
Originally Published On
March 23, 2010