Employee Health Screening and Tuberculosis
Sets up the Agency's health screening program for employees and contractors who interact with clients, requires tuberculosis screening before anyone starts work in line with CDC guidance for health care personnel, and sets out how staff report exposure to tuberculosis or hepatitis and when they are kept away from clients.
About this policy
- Policy number
- GA-HC-HR-04
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-65-.09(4)(c)4
- Library
- Georgia home care · 49 policies
- Category
- Human resources
- Sections
- 17
In short
- You must be screened for tuberculosis (TB) before you start work.
- If you learn you were exposed to TB or hepatitis, call your supervisor before your next visit.
- Do not visit clients after an exposure or diagnosis until the Agency says you are not contagious.
- Stay home and call the office if you have a fever, vomiting, diarrhea, a rash or a long cough.
- Your health information is kept private and separate from your general file.
What's inside
17 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-65-.09(4)(c)4)
- 5. Initial Screening (Before Starting Work)
- 6. Routine Screening
- 7. Targeted Screening
- 8. Reporting Exposure
- 9. Confidentiality
- 10. Responsibilities
- 11. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 12. Staff Training
- 13. References
- 14. Related Policies and Forms
- 15. Approval
- 16. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Describe your health screening program. What do you do at hire, routinely, and after an exposure?
- Show me this employee's TB screening and the date it was done compared with the date she started work.
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