{"ref":"OH-HC-HR-03","title":"Employee Health Screening, Tuberculosis, and Fitness for Duty","category":"Human resources","summary":"Sets the Agency's own health screening program for staff who visit clients (a post-offer health statement, baseline tuberculosis screening and testing based on CDC recommendations, annual tuberculosis education, and follow-up after an exposure) and the fitness-for-duty rules, including the Ohio Medicaid and Department of Aging bans on working while unfit or impaired.","inShort":["Before you visit clients you complete a health statement and a tuberculosis screening.","If you have a fever, vomiting, diarrhea, a rash with fever or a cough that could spread, call the office before your shift. Do not go to the client.","Never work after drinking alcohol or using drugs that affect your work.","If a medicine makes you drowsy, tell your supervisor before your shift.","Your health information is kept private in a separate medical file."],"primaryCitation":"OAC 5160-44-31(E)(7)","citations":["OAC 5160-44-31(E)(7), (8)","OAC 173-39-02(B)(8)(a), (b)"],"federalCitations":["42 U.S.C. §12112(d)","29 CFR §1910.1030(f)"],"surveyorAsks":["What health screening do you require before an aide visits clients, and where is it recorded?","How do you screen new staff for tuberculosis?"],"forms":[{"ref":"OH-HC-HR-03-A","title":"Employee Health Statement and Tuberculosis Screening Record"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (OAC 5160-44-31(E)(7))","5. Health Statement After a Conditional Offer","6. Tuberculosis Screening (Agency's Own Standard)","7. Illness and Return to Work","8. Alcohol, Drugs and Impairment","9. Vaccinations","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":"oh-hca","state":"Ohio","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}}