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Employee Health Examinations and Tuberculosis Screening

Sets the Agency’s own standard for employee health examinations (28 Pa. Code §601.21(f) requires health examinations in personnel records but sets no content or frequency): a pre-assignment health examination, baseline tuberculosis screening with an individual risk assessment following current CDC guidance for health care personnel, annual TB education and symptom review, testing after exposure, vaccinations, work restrictions for communicable disease under 28 Pa. Code §27.155, and confidential health records.

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About this policy
Policy number
PA-HH-IC-04
Version
1.0
Main rule
28 Pa. Code §601.21(f)
Library
Pennsylvania home health · 56 policies
Category
Infection control
Sections
19

In short

  • You need a health examination and tuberculosis screening before you see any patient.
  • Each year you will complete TB education and answer questions about TB symptoms.
  • If you are exposed to a patient with TB, the Agency arranges free testing for you.
  • Tell your supervisor before your shift if you have diarrhea, hepatitis, jaundice or another condition that could spread to patients.
  • Your health information is kept confidential, separate from your personnel file.

What's inside

19 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 (28 Pa. Code §601.21(f))
  • 5. Pre-Assignment Health Examination
  • 6. Tuberculosis Screening at Hire
  • 7. Annual TB Education and Symptom Review
  • 8. After an Exposure to TB
  • 9. Vaccinations
  • 10. Work Restrictions
  • 11. Confidentiality of Health Records
  • 12. Responsibilities
  • 13. Records and Compliance Monitoring
  • 14. Staff Training
  • 15. References
  • 16. Related Policies and Forms
  • 17. Approval
  • 18. Revision History

An inspector may ask

  • Show me the health examination in this aide’s personnel record.
  • How do you screen new staff for tuberculosis?

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