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Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, 1993 (Act No. 130 of 1993)Circular InstructionsCircular Instruction No. 178 - Compensation for Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Health Care Workers1. Definition |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis (PTB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis or Mycobacterium other than tuberculosis (MOTTS) in the workplace. Pulmonary Tuberculosis will be presumed to be work-related if Pulmonary Tuberculosis is transmitted to an employee during the performance of health care work from a patient suffering from active open tuberculosis or analysis or testing of infected body tissues or fluids. A claim shall clearly be set out as contemplated in and provided for in Section 65 of COIDA.
