Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 481 - INSPECTIONS AND APPEALS
INSPECTIONS DIVISION
Chapter 59 - TUBERCULOSIS (TB) SCREENING
Rule 481-59.7 - Screening of HCWs who transfer to other health care facilities or hospitals
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 19, March 20, 2024
(1) HCWs transferring from a low-risk health care facility or hospital to another low-risk health care facility or hospital. HCWs with documentation of baseline TB screening who are transferring from a low-risk health care facility or hospital to another low-risk health care facility or hospital do not need to repeat baseline TB screening if the time frame between employment from one facility or hospital to another does not exceed 90 days. If the time frame between employment from one facility or hospital to another exceeds 90 days, baseline TB screening shall be restarted for an HCW with a previous negative test result and a TB symptom screen shall be performed for an HCW with a previous positive TB test result in accordance with 59.5(5).
(2) HCWs transferring from a low-risk health care facility or hospital to a medium-risk health care facility or hospital. HCWs with documentation of baseline TB screening who are transferring from a low-risk health care facility or hospital to a medium-risk health care facility or hospital do not need to repeat baseline TB screening if the time frame between employment from one facility or hospital to another does not exceed 90 days. If the time frame between employment from one facility or hospital to another exceeds 90 days, baseline TB screening shall be restarted for an HCW with a previous negative test result and a TB symptom screen shall be performed for an HCW with a previous positive TB test result in accordance with 59.5(5).
(3) HCWs transferring from a low- or medium-risk health care facility or hospital to a health care facility or hospital classified as potential ongoing transmission. HCWs with documentation of baseline TB screening who are transferring to a potential ongoing risk health care facility or hospital do not need to repeat baseline TB screening if the time frame between employment from one facility to another does not exceed 90 days. If the time frame between employment from one facility or hospital to another exceeds 90 days, baseline TB screening shall be restarted for an HCW with a previous negative test result and a TB symptom screen shall be performed for an HCW with a previous positive TB test result in accordance with 59.5(5).
(4) HCWs transferring from a medium-risk health care facility or hospital to a low-risk health care facility or hospital.
(5) HCWs transferring from a health care facility or hospital classified as potential ongoing transmission to a low- or medium-risk health care facility or hospital.
