Employee Health Screening, Communicable Disease Work Restrictions and Hepatitis B
Sets the Agency's health screening for employees and patient care volunteers (Missouri has no hospice rule on staff health exams or TB testing, so these are Agency standards built on CDC guidance), the hepatitis B vaccination OSHA requires, other immunization offers, work restrictions for staff with communicable illness, and confidentiality of employee health records.
About this policy
- Policy number
- MO-HSP-HR-05
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- 19 CSR 30-35.010(1)(I)
- Library
- Missouri hospice · 59 policies
- Category
- Human resources
- Sections
- 16
In short
- Before you see patients you complete a health questionnaire and TB screening.
- If your job exposes you to blood or body fluids, the Agency offers the hepatitis B vaccine free of charge.
- Do not visit patients if you have a fever, vomiting or diarrhea. Call your supervisor before your shift.
- Your supervisor will tell you when it is safe to go back to patient care.
- 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.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (19 CSR 30-35.010(1)(I))
- 5. Before Patient Contact
- 6. Each Year
- 7. Illness Reporting and Work Restrictions
- 8. 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
- What health screening do you require of staff and patient care volunteers before they see patients?
- Show me this nurse's hepatitis B vaccination record or declination.
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