Section 22-B2017. HEALTH EXAMINATIONS

 

2017.1Each person, other than a physician, involved in the performance of duties involving direct patient care shall have an occupational health screening by a physician or other qualified health professional within thirty (30) calendar days prior to entering active status or within thirty (30) calendar days after entering, and at least once every two (2) years thereafter. Each physician shall have a health examination performed by another physician or other qualified health care professional at the time of appointment and once every two (2) years thereafter.

 

2017.2Each health screening shall include a medical history, physical examination, intradermal tuberculin test and any indicated laboratory work, except that the intradermal tuberculin test and subsequent tests shall be performed in accordance with section 2017.3.

 

2017.3Preventative measures, testing and frequency of testing for tuberculosis shall be in accordance with standards and guidelines developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

 

2017.4A report, signed by an examining physician or other qualified health professional, shall be made of each examination.

 

2017.5The report of each examination shall be kept on file in the hospital and shall be open to inspection by the Department.

 

2017.6In lieu of the pre-employment intradermal tuberculin test required by this subsection, the examining physician may accept a written report of the test or x-ray made by a qualified person within twelve (12) months prior to the date of the examination.

 

2017.7Each person who is involved in direct patient care and who has been absent from duty because of an illness required to be reported to the Department shall, prior to returning to duty, obtain certification from a physician or other qualified health professional, as provided for in the hospital's policies, that he or she may return to duty without apparent danger of transmitting the cause of the illness to any patient.

 

2017.8A copy of each certification as required in § 2017.7 shall be kept on file and made available for examination by the Department.

 

2017.9Hospital work shall be deemed to be an occupation the duties of which are such that the activity of each individual performing the work is likely to be dangerous to the lives or health of other persons, within the meaning of §213 of chapter 2 of this title relating to the reporting and control of communicable diseases.

 

2017.10Immunization against communicable disease shall be required of all employees and all other persons who routinely come in contact with patients or patient areas. Immunizations shall be in accordance with current standards and guidelines developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

 

source

Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 8813 (August 15, 2008).