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Employee Health Assessments, Tuberculosis Screening, and Employee Health Records

Requires a written health assessment for every employee with direct patient contact, done within six months before employment or within 15 days of starting, tuberculosis screening at hire and every year with a CDC-recommended, FDA-licensed test (unless the person has a documented prior positive test or treatment, or the local health officer certifies in writing that less frequent testing may be used), removal from patient contact for symptoms of infectious disease, and employee health records kept at least three years after employment ends.

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About this policy
Policy number
CA-HH-HR-03
Version
1.0
Main rule
22 CCR §74723
Library
California home health · 58 policies
Category
Human resources
Sections
16

In short

  • Before you see patients, you need a signed health assessment and a tuberculosis (TB) test.
  • You need a TB screening every year. The office will remind you. If you are overdue, you cannot be scheduled for visits.
  • If you have had a positive TB test before, bring proof. You will answer a symptom checklist instead of a new test.
  • If you have a fever, vomiting, diarrhea, a rash, or other signs of a contagious illness, do not visit patients. Call your supervisor before your visit.
  • Your health records are kept private and separate from your personnel file.

What's inside

16 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.

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  • Terms of Reference
  • 1. Purpose
  • 2. Scope
  • 3. Definitions
  • 4. Policy Statement (22 CCR §74723)
  • 5. Pre-Employment Health Assessment
  • 6. Tuberculosis Screening
  • 7. Employees With Symptoms of Infectious Disease
  • 8. Employee Health Records
  • 9. Responsibilities
  • 10. Records and Compliance Monitoring
  • 11. Staff Training
  • 12. References
  • 13. Related Policies and Forms
  • 14. Approval
  • 15. Revision History

An inspector may ask

  • Show me the health assessment for this aide. When was it done compared with the hire date, and who signed it?
  • Show me this nurse’s tuberculosis screening for this year. Which test was used and who gave it?

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