{"ref":"OH-HSP-HR-05","title":"Employee Health, Communicable Disease Screening and Work Restrictions","category":"Human resources","summary":"Sets the Agency's employee health policies required by OAC 3701-19-09(B)(4): health screening before and during work, tuberculosis control, vaccinations, the rules for when ill or infected staff and volunteers must not give direct patient care, return to work, and the documentation of compliance with OSHA, CDC and Ohio Department of Health requirements.","inShort":["Complete your health screening, including TB screening, before you see patients.","Tell your supervisor before your next visit if you have a fever with a cough, vomiting or diarrhea, an uncovered skin infection or pink eye with discharge.","Do not give direct care while a work restriction applies. You will not be penalized for staying home when sick.","The Agency offers the hepatitis B vaccine free to staff exposed to blood, and offers a flu vaccine each season.","These rules also apply to volunteers, agency temps and consultants who have patient contact."],"primaryCitation":"OAC 3701-19-09(B)(4)","citations":["OAC 3701-19-09(B)(4)","OAC 3701-19-10(B)(7)","OAC 3701-19-13(A)","OAC Chapter 3701-3"],"federalCitations":["29 CFR §1910.1030(f)","29 CFR §1910.134","42 CFR §418.60","29 CFR §1630.14"],"surveyorAsks":["Show me your written plan for screening staff and volunteers for communicable diseases.","When must an ill staff member stay away from direct patient care? Who decides when they may return?"],"forms":[{"ref":"OH-HSP-HR-05-A","title":"Staff Health Screening and Work Restriction Record"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (OAC 3701-19-09(B)(4))","5. Before Working With Patients","6. Vaccinations Offered","7. Ongoing Screening and TB Control","8. When a Person Must Not Give Direct Patient Care","9. Return to Work","10. Confidentiality","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-hospice","state":"Ohio","service":"Hospice","guides":[{"path":"/guides/hospice-policies/","h1":"What policies are required for hospice?"},{"path":"/guides/hospice-conditions-of-participation/","h1":"Hospice Conditions of Participation: which policies each one needs"}],"agency":{"name":"Sample Agency","legalName":"Sample Agency, LLC","logo":null}}