28 Pa. Code § 611.56 - Health screening
(a) A
home care agency or home care registry shall insure that each direct care
worker and other office staff or contractors with direct consumer contact,
prior to consumer contact, provide documentation that the individual has been
screened for and is free from active mycobacterium tuberculosis. The screening
shall be conducted in accordance with CDC guidelines for preventing the
transmission of mycobacterium tuberculosis in health care settings. The
documentation must indicate the date of the screening which may not be more
than 1 year prior to the individual's start date.
(b) A home care agency or home care registry
shall require each direct care worker, and other office staff or contractors
with direct consumer contact, to update the documentation required under
subsection (a) at least every 12 months and provide the documentation to the
agency or registry. The 12 months must run from the date of the last
evaluation. The documentation required under subsection (a) shall be included
in the individual's file.
(c) A
direct care worker employed by a home care agency or rostered by the home care
registry on December 12, 2009, shall achieve compliance with the health
evaluation requirements imposed by this chapter by June 10, 2010.
Notes
This section cited in 28 Pa. Code § 611.51 (relating to hiring or rostering of direct care workers).
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