{"ref":"FL-HC-HR-05","title":"Employee Health, Tuberculosis Screening, and Fitness for Duty","category":"Human resources","summary":"States that Florida law sets no tuberculosis or health statement requirement for home health agency or registrant staff, adopts the CDC's 2019 tuberculosis screening recommendations for health care personnel as the Agency's own standard, sets illness and fitness-for-duty rules, offers vaccines without requiring documentation Florida law forbids employers to require, and keeps health information confidential.","inShort":["New caregivers complete tuberculosis screening before seeing clients.","Do not go to a client's home with fever, vomiting, diarrhea, a contagious rash or an open wound on your hands. Call the office early so your visit can be covered.","A cough for three weeks or more, night sweats or weight loss? Tell the office before your next visit.","Never work while impaired by alcohol, drugs or medicine that makes you drowsy.","Vaccines are offered and encouraged. We do not require proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a COVID-19 test."],"primaryCitation":"s. 381.00316(3), F.S.","citations":["s. 381.00316(2), (3), (5), F.S.","s. 400.474(3)(b), F.S.","s. 408.824, F.S."],"federalCitations":["29 CFR §1910.1030(f)","29 CFR §1630.14","42 U.S.C. §12112(d)"],"surveyorAsks":["What health or tuberculosis screening do you do for new staff, and why?","What does a caregiver do when sick before a shift?"],"forms":[{"ref":"FL-HC-HR-05-A","title":"Employee Health and Tuberculosis Screening Record"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (s. 381.00316(3), F.S.)","5. Health Review After a Conditional Offer","6. Tuberculosis Screening","7. Illness and Fitness for Duty","8. Vaccinations","9. Facial Coverings for Staff","10. Confidentiality of Health Information","11. Responsibilities","12. Records and Compliance Monitoring","13. Staff Training","14. References","15. Related Policies and Forms","16. Approval","17. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"fl-hca","state":"Florida","service":"Home care","guides":[{"path":"/guides/home-care-agency-policies/","h1":"What policies does a home care agency need?"}],"agency":{"name":"Sample Agency","legalName":"Sample Agency, LLC","logo":null}}