Program Information

Columbus Public Health (CPH) Ben Franklin TB Program serves as the local authority for all aspects of TB surveillance, medical management, and prevention and control for Franklin County.

Program activities are prioritized in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines and focus on the following:

• Treatment and case management of persons confirmed with or thought to have TB disease
• Evaluation, testing and treatment of persons identified as close contacts to a person with infectious TB
• Screening, testing and treatment of specific groups at high-risk for TB infection and/or disease progression
• Evaluation of persons referred by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Global Migration and Quarantine

Services are provided by appointment at the Ben Franklin TB Clinic.

Our program does not provide routine or administrative testing for school or work. If TB testing is needed, and you do not have a primary healthcare provider, please visit these locations (click for more information):

• “The Little Clinic”- Kroger
• “Healthcare Clinic”- Walgreens
• “Minute Clinic”- CVS
• Nationwide Children’s Close to Home Clinics – DUBLIN location
• Nationwide Children’s Close to Home Clinics – CANAL WINCHESTER location
• Helping Hands Health and Wellness Center

Payment Methods Accepted

• Cash
• Check
• Credit/ Debit Cards: Visa, MasterCard, or Discover
• Insurance
• A sliding fee scale is used for patients without insurance.

Insurance Types

• Medicare
• Medicaid
• CareSource
• Molina
• United Healthcare

Patients are responsible for insurance co-pays and deductibles.

No one is denied services due to the inability to pay.

RESOURCES AND LINKS

• Tuberculosis Home Page – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• TB Facts – CDC
• TB Blood Test -CDC
• Latent TB Infection (LTBI) – CDC
• TB Disease – CDC
• TB Treatment – CDC

For Medical Providers and Health Care Personnel

• Programs and Services (PDF)
• TB Treatment Guidelines
• TB Case Referral Form (Active/ Suspect) (PDF)
• TB Testing for Health Care Workers
• Resources for TB Screening/ Testing of Health Care Personnel
• Professional Resources & Tools
• TB Data and Statistics

Link to Columbus.gov page:

https://www.columbus.gov/publichealth/programs/tuberculosis/