Tuberculosis For Health Professionals

For LTBI medications in pill form, automatic refills will be dispensed. For liquid or compounded medication, please complete the following steps to send a refill request:

1. Fill out the medical refill request form, F-44126 (PDF).
2. Upload it to the filing cabinet in WEDSS.
3. Change the status to "LTBI Medication refill order."

 Note that, as of 7/18/22, automatic refills are resumed for both 3HP and 4R.

• If you are obtaining 3HP or rifampin through another pharmacy, ensure that they have enough medication set aside to complete the entire course of treatment for your patient.
• Continue to check your email and this webpage for the most up to date information on LTBI medication supplies.
• Email the Wisconsin TB Program with any questions: DHSWITBProgram@dhs.wisconsin.gov, or by calling 608-261-6319.

Upcoming webinars

Wisconsin TB Program Manual Webinar (Monday, September 22, 2025 at 2 p.m.):  The Wisconsin Tuberculosis (TB) Program is announcing a new resource: The Wisconsin TB Program Manual. This resource has been developed to assist our local and Tribal health department partners as they navigate the management of active tuberculosis disease and latent tuberculosis infection. The manual consists of 16 chapters that cover topics related to tuberculosis—everything from testing to treating and how to handle contact investigations. The hope is that this resource will answer many questions that our local and Tribal health department partners have as they work with these populations.  Registration not required.  Passcode: 260917

Mayo Clinic Center for Tuberculosis (MCCT) Clinical Intensive (Oct. 8-9, 2025) (PDF): Offered in person in Rochester, MN, or online, this two-day intensive course addresses all the aspects of TB infection, disease and clinical care using an interdisciplinary and interactive approach. The curriculum is provided through lecture and interactive case management sessions. Registration is required.

Recorded webinars from the Wisconsin TB Program

• Tuberculosis Laboratory Results for Nurses (July 28, 2025): Geared for Wisconsin public health nurses, learn how to review lab results for people with suspected or confirmed TB disease. Passcode: &@vnN20E View the Tuberculosis Laboratory Results for Nurses (PDF).
• Wisconsin TB Summit 2025 (April, 2025): Join local, state, and national tuberculosis experts as they share their work to understand and improve care for people diagnosed with TB in our community. Registration is free for recorded sessions.
• Latent Tuberculosis Infection: What You Need to Know (March 18, 2025): Learn what latent tuberculosis is, how often it is diagnosed in Wisconsin, and how it is treated. Passcode: CaI*m!0V View the Latent Tuberculosis Infection: What You Need to Know (PDF).
• Updated Guidelines for Tuberculosis Isolation in the Community (October 16, 2024): The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has issued DPH Numbered Memo BCD 2024-03: Wisconsin Tuberculosis Statement on the National Tuberculosis Coalition of America (NTCA) Guidelines for Respiratory Isolation and Restrictions to Reduce Transmission of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Community Settings (PDF). Review the Wisconsin TB Program recommendations for implementing the updated guidance on community respiratory isolation and restrictions (RIR) for people with TB (PWTB) in the state of Wisconsin. Passcode: ir?!^.?0 View the Updated Guidelines for TB Isolation in the Community recorded webinar (PDF).
• DHS TBLTBI Training for New Staff (April, 2023): A webinar by the Wisconsin TB Program introducing TB and LTBI concepts and reporting for new LTHD staff. View the recording of this webinar. View the DHS TBLTBI Training for New Staff recorded webinar.
• IGRA for Nurses (September 27, 2022): Learn about Interferon Gamma Release Assay (IGRA) blood tests and how they are used to identify patients with past or infection with TB. This knowledge will allow nurses to identify which indeterminate or borderline test results require follow-up.
• The TB Laboratory (PDF) (Oct. 12, 2021, Simon, reproduced with permission): Learn about collecting specimens and interpreting testing for TB. View the TB Laboratory recorded webinar.
• Evaluation for TB Disease and TB Case Management (PDF) (Sept. 28, 2021): Learn about nurse care management for active TB disease. View the Evaluation for TB Disease and TB Case Management recorded webinar.
• Financial Assistance through the Wisconsin Tuberculosis Program (PDF) (Sept. 14, 2021): Geared towards local health departments, learn more about resources available for evaluating and treating patients with TB and latent TB infection, including the TB Dispensary and the TB Treatment Assistance Programs. View the Financial Assistance through the Wisconsin Tuberculosis Program recorded webinar.
• TB 101 (PDF) (August 24, 2021): Learn general concepts about TB. View the IGRA for Nurses recorded webinar.

Check out additional archived webinars from the Bureau of Communicable Diseases.

• Mayo Clinic Center for Tuberculosis (MCCT) Clinical Intensive (Oct. 8-9, 2025): Offered in person in Rochester, MN, or online, this two-day intensive course addresses all the aspects of tuberculosis infection, disease and clinical care using an interdisciplinary and interactive approach. The curriculum is provided through lecture and interactive case management sessions. Registration required.
• 2025 Wisconsin Mycobacteriology Laboratory Network Conference (WMLN) (Nov. 12, 2025): REGISTRATION COMING SOON. The annual WMLN conference is a forum for participants to share information and discuss issues related to maintaining state-wide excellence in mycobacteriology testing.