Employee Health, Tuberculosis Assessment and Vaccinations
Sets out employee health protections for a California hospice: tuberculosis screening at hire and at least annually under Cal/OSHA's aerosol transmissible diseases standard, the vaccines the Agency must offer (including hepatitis B and seasonal influenza) and the declination forms, staying home when ill, and keeping employee medical records confidential and separate.
About this policy
- Policy number
- CA-HSP-HR-06
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- 8 CCR §5199(h)
- Library
- California hospice · 60 policies
- Category
- Human resources
- Sections
- 16
In short
- Have a tuberculosis (TB) check before your first patient visit and at least once a year after that.
- The Agency offers recommended vaccines, including hepatitis B and the flu shot, at no cost to you.
- If you decline a vaccine, you sign a declination form. You can change your mind later.
- Stay home and call your supervisor if you have a fever, a new cough, vomiting, diarrhea or a contagious illness.
- Your health records are kept confidential and separate from your personnel file.
What's inside
16 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (8 CCR §5199(h))
- 5. Tuberculosis Assessment
- 6. Vaccines and Declinations
- 7. Staying Home When Ill
- 8. Employee Medical 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 this employee's baseline and annual tuberculosis assessments.
- Did you offer hepatitis B vaccine within 10 working days of initial assignment? Where is the declination if refused?
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