The Hawaii Court of Appeals revived an injured health care worker’s untimely claim for her tuberculosis infection.
Case: Weis v. Pali Momi Medical Center, No. CAAP-19-0000575, 06/04/2024, unpublished.
Facts: Teresa L. Weis worked for Kona Community Hospital. In December 2008, she was exposed to a patient with tuberculosis.
Weis was tested and diagnosed with a latent TB infection.
In February 2010, she began working for the Pali Momi Medical Center.
In January 2012, Weis was told she tested positive for TB. She informed Pali Momi and was placed on leave.
After 10 days, Weis was auth...
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