Participants for State Assistance must be 18 years of age or older to be potentially eligible.

 

For TC, the Request for Approval of Home Care for Tuberculosis Patient (TB‑108) form must show the patient is 18 years of age or older.

 

When a minor applies, the local office presents its recommendations to the Region Program Manager as to why the assistance should or should not be approved.

 

Participants under the age of eighteen, who live with their parents, are not eligible.