Section 325.1923. Employee's health.

(1) A person on duty in the home shall be in good health. Files shall be maintained containing evidence of adequate health, such as results of examinations by a qualified health care professional and tuberculosis screening which consists of an intradermal skin test or chest x-rays, or other methods recommended by the  local health authority. Records of accidents or illnesses occurring while on duty that place others  at  risk shall be maintained in the employee's file.

(2)          A home shall provide annual tuberculosis screening at no cost for its employees. New employees shall be screened within 10 days of hire and before occupational exposure. The screening shall consist of intradermal skin test, chest x-ray, or other methods as recommended by the local health authority.

(3)     Employees with past documented positive tuberculosis  skin   test results or who have received treatment for tuberculosis are exempt from the tuberculosis skin test, but shall be screened annually for active symptoms of tuberculosis and the need for evaluation by a qualified health care professional to determine if symptoms of tuberculosis have developed.

(4)       Tuberculosis skin tests, as well as post-exposure follow-up and treatment evaluations, shall be offered at no cost to the employees at times and  locations convenient to the employees. A qualified health care professional shall perform the reading and interpretation of the tuberculosis skin test.

History: 2004 AACS.