Tuberculosis Program

Professional

Referring a Patient to the RISE Clinic

The RISE Clinic is the state-funded TB clinic in Rhode Island. Patients with suspect or confirmed TB disease or LTBI can be referred to the RISE Clinic for specialty care. The RISE Clinic is a referral only clinic; walk-ins and patient self-referrals are not accepted.

To refer a patient to the RISE Clinic, the provider must complete the referral form, confirm the appointment time with the patient, and fax the form to the RISE Clinic. Contact the RISE Clinic (793-2427) to obtain available appointments and facilitate appropriate triage.

The RISE Clinic will triage the patient based on clinical factors. If you suspect that the patient has active TB and/or an abnormal chest x-ray, you must speak with the RISE Clinic physician to discuss the case. The RISE staff will then collect any pertinent information so that the patient can be seen as soon as possible.

RISE referral form

Referring a Patient to the Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) Program

Directly observed therapy (DOT) is available for all TB disease cases in the state. Upon receiving a report of a new TB disease case, the TB Program will match the case with a DOT outreach worker based on culture and language. Among the DOT outreach workers, eight languages are spoken, so most patients work with an outreach worker fluent in their language. Call the TB Program at 222-2577 for more information.

Treatment guidelines

CDC/ATS TB treatment guidelines.