Medical and nursing consultation and technical assistance with various aspects of TB control are available at no cost to physicians, nurses and other health care professionals in the ten states that comprise the Heartland Region.
The consultation WARM line is staffed Monday – Friday, from 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM, Central Time.
After business hours, voice mail service is available. Voice mail messages will be returned within one business day by the Medical Consultant or a Nurse Consultant.
Health care providers may access consultation and technical assistance services by one of several methods, including:
The HNTC consultant line is a warm-line that is staffed during business hours and is a non-emergency line. If there is an urgent medical issue and you need to reach a consultant outside of business hours, please e-mail a medical consultant (e-mail addresses noted above).
Recommendations may take the form of a written consult, an email reply or telephone consultation
The State TB control officer coordinates care for all TB cases in the state with input from local PCP's or chest MD's. The office also coordinates all LTBI cases as these are reportable in Arkansas. Any healthcare provider can contact our office for guidance regarding care of active or suspected TB cases, and LTBI cases. Please contact the Arkansas Department of Health TB Program at (501)661-2068.
TB Program Website
TB ControllerNaveen Patil, MD, MHSA, MA |
TB Focal PointJenna Maturino, RN |
Clinical consultation in the management of TB disease and TB infection is available through the North Dakota Department of Health TB Prevention and Control Program. For medical consultation regarding more complicated TB cases the TB Prevention and Control Coordinator will facilitate consultation with the Heartland National TB Center. Please contact the NDDoH TB Program at 701-328-2378.
TB Program Website
TB Controller/Focal PointDee Pritschet |
HIV/STD/TB/Viral Hepatitis Program ManagerLindsey VanderBusch, MPH |
Providers needing clinical consultation for the management of TB patients should feel free to call the Heartland National TB Center directly at (800) 539-5864. For specific information on services and treatment available for TB patients in South Dakota, please contact the South Dakota TB Control Program at (605) 773-4784 or (605) 882-5097.
TB Program Website
TB ControllerKristin Rounds, BA |
TB Focal PointAshley Klatt, RN |
TB Controller/TB Program ManagerAllan Lynch |
Clinical consultation in the medical management of TB patients is available through the Kansas Department of Health and Environment TB Control and Prevention Program. The State TB Nurse Consultant will triage all requests for clinical consultation and coordinate a rapid response to clinicians treating Kansas TB patients. The State TB Nurse Consultant will gather all pertinent information required for the consultation and will facilitate coordination with in house expert resources, contracted state clinician experts and/or the Heartland National TB Center, as appropriate, for each request.
TB Program Website
TB ControllerPhil Griffin, BBA, CPM |
TB Focal PointLisa Edgerton-Johnston |
For information regarding medication consultations, please contact the Central TB Control Office at 504-568-5015.
TB Program Website
TB ControllerMichael Lacassagne MPH, MT |
TB Focal PointAngela Blanchard, RN |
Clinicians and local public health nurses treating residents of Missouri are encouraged to contact the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services TB Control Program at (573) 751-6113 and ask to speak to a TB Program nurse for standard recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of latent and active tuberculosis. For medical consultation regarding more complicated TB cases, such as MDR-TB, XDR-TB, or complicated HIV TB, please contact the Missouri DHSS TB program nurse to facilitate consultation with the Heartland National TB Center.
TB Program Website
TB ControllerRachael Han |
TB Focal PointDiana Winder, BAA, AA |
Nebraska clinicians seeking expert medical consultation for tuberculosis should contact the Nebraska TB Program Manager (402-471-6441 or Melissa.Nannen@nebraska.gov) for referral to a Nebraska TB Physician Consultant.
TB Program Website
TB ControllerMelissa Nannen, RN, BSN |
TB Focal PointTammy Wenz, RN, BSN |
For tuberculosis consultation, call anytime Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM, call 405-271-4060. Calls after hours will be answered by the epidemiologist on call.
Amy Hill, RN
amyh@health.ok.gov
TB ControllerCharles Harvey, DO |
TB Focal PointEric Wicklund, RN, BSN |
Please contact Elizabeth Foy, Nurse Consultant for Texas at 512-533-3144; Elizabeth.foy@dshs.state.tx.us for information regarding medication consultations.
TB Program Website
TB ControllerSandra Morris |
TB Focal PointElizabeth Foy, RN, BSN |
Assistance with the management of TB patients may be requested from the Houston Health Department Chief Nurse/Nurse Consultant at (832) 393-4771. Medical consultation from one of the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) recommended expert physicians is required if the patient's isolate is isoniazid and/or rifampin resistant. Consultation should also be requested if the patient remains symptomatic or continues to be AFB smear and/or culture positive after two months of treatment. Medical consultation with a DSHS recommended expert physician is available through the Heartland National TB Center at 1-800-839-5864 or the Center for Pulmonary and Infectious Disease Control at 1-800 428-7432.
TB ControllerRichard Stancil |
TB Focal PointPatrick Ndibe, MA |