R432-700-11. Health Surveillance

  (1) The agency shall establish and implement a policy and procedure for health screening of all agency health care workers (persons with direct patient contact) to identify any situation which would prevent the employee from performing assigned duties in a satisfactory manner.

  (2) Employee health screening and immunization components of personnel health programs shall be developed in accordance with R386-702, Communicable Disease Rules.

  (3) Employee skin testing by the Mantoux Method or other FDA approved in-vitro serologic test and follow up for tuberculosis shall be done in accordance with R388-804, Special Measures for Control of Tuberculosis.

  (a) The licensee shall ensure that all employees are skin-tested for tuberculosis within two weeks of:

  (i) initial hiring;

  (ii) suspected exposure to a person with active tuberculosis; and

  (iii) development of symptoms of tuberculosis.

  (b) Skin testing shall be exempted for all employees with known positive reaction to skin tests.

  (4) All infections and communicable diseases reportable by law shall be reported by the facility to the local health department in accordance with R386-702-3.