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Tuberculosis Services

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A referral form or letter is required to receive testing and evaluation services at the TB Clinic.

If you do not have a referral and need a TB test, please see the list of TB testing sites or see your primary care provider. We do not perform school or employment screening.*

No new patients will be seen during the last hour of clinic. Patients needing a MD visit or chest x-ray should arrive no later than one hour before clinic closing.

Contact Us

San Francisco Department of Public Health 
Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Program

San Francisco General Hospital
2460 22nd Street
Building 90, 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94110

Phone: (628) 206-8524
Fax: (628) 206-4565
Download the TB Clinic Map

Program Description

The San Francisco Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Program of the San Francisco Department of Public Health operates a centralized TB clinic that specializes in the education, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of active disease and latent TB infection.

Eligible Population Served

We serve all residents of San Francisco regardless of immigration status.

Eligibility for Testing

Only persons seeking shelter or program clearance are eligible for TB testing at the TB Clinic. Persons needing clearance must bring a referral from the agency requiring testing. We do not do school or employment testing.* If you need a TB test and are not eligible for TB Clinic services, please see the list of TB testing sites for alternative testing locations or see your primary care provider.

Eligibility for Chest X-ray/MD Evaluation

The TB clinic is a specialty clinic requiring referral from a private or community-based provider. If you need a chest x-ray or think you are experiencing TB-related symptoms, please see your primary care provider. If appropriate, you will be referred to the TB clinic for further evaluation.

Fees

The TB Clinic accepts and bills the following insurance plans: Medi-Cal, Medicare, SF Health Plan, Healthy Kids, Healthy Families, Blue Cross, and private/commercial insurance. For questions about billing and insurance coverage, please contact us at (628) 206-8524.

*Only SFUSD bus drivers with proper referral or SFUSD Head Start volunteers with Head Start paperwork will be accepted for TB testing. All other SFUSD employees should seek testing at an alternative testing site or from their primary care provider.

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TB Service Hours

TB Testing

Skin and Blood Testing (No MD Visit) (By Referral Only)
Monday : 8:30 am – 12:30 pm
Tuesday: 8:30am – 12:30pm
Wednesday: 8:30am – 12:30pm
Thursday: No Testing
Friday: No Testing

MD Hours

Check In for X-Ray & MD Visit    (By Referral Only)
Monday: 12:30pm-3:30pm
Tuesday: 8:30am-3:30pm
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: 8:30am-3:30pm
Friday: 8:30am-10:30am

CMR Forms

Medical providers: download the Confidential Morbidity Report (CMR) form to report a communicable disease

CMR Form

or download the COVID-19 CMR form to report COVID-19 hospitalizations, deaths and POC testing by HCPs

COVID-19 CMR Form

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SF Dept of Public Health
101 Grove Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 554-2500

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