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Employee Health, Tuberculosis Screening, and Fitness for Duty

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.

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About this policy
Policy number
FL-HC-HR-05
Version
1.0
Main rule
s. 381.00316(3), F.S.
Library
Florida home care · 50 policies
Category
Human resources
Sections
18

In short

  • 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.

What's inside

18 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 (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

An inspector may ask

  • What health or tuberculosis screening do you do for new staff, and why?
  • What does a caregiver do when sick before a shift?

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