The Board of Education requires, at initial employment, that all professional personnel staff members undergo a tuberculosis examination in accordance with law. School personnel shall have one (1) approved tuberculin skin test at the time of employment performed by the local health department or the person's physician. Additional tuberculosis skin tests or other medical screens may be required by the local health department or Commissioner of Health, if medically indicated. Positive reactors and those with previous positive skin tests are to be immediately referred to a physician for evaluation and treatment or further studies. School personnel found to have tuberculosis shall have their employment suspended until the local health officer, in consultation with the Commissioner of Health, approves a return to work. School personnel who have not had the required examination will be suspended from employment until reports of examination are confirmed by the local health officer.

The local health officer shall be responsible for arranging proper follow-up of school personnel who are unable to obtain physician evaluation for a positive tuberculin skin test.

The Commissioner shall have the authority to require selective testing of school personnel for tuberculosis when there is reason to believe that they may have been exposed to the tuberculosis organism. School nurses shall identify and refer any school personnel to the local health officer in instances where they have reason to suspect that the individual has been exposed to tuberculosis or has symptoms indicative of the disease.

West Virginia Code 16-3D-3