Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
Article 4 - MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
Section 28-4-1312 - Health-related requirements
Universal Citation: KS Admin Regs 28-4-1312
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) Tobacco use prohibited. Each licensee shall ensure that tobacco products are not used at any time in the birth center.
(b) Health of licensee and employees working in the birth center.
(1) Each licensee, if an
individual, and each individual working at the birth center shall meet the
following requirements:
(A) Be free from
physical, mental, and emotional conditions to the extent necessary to protect
the health, safety, and welfare of the patients and newborns;
(B) be free from the influence of alcohol or
illegal substances, or impairment due to the use of prescription or
nonprescription drugs; and
(C) be
free from all infectious or contagious diseases, as specified in K.A.R. 28-1-6
.
(2) Each licensee, if
an individual, and each individual working in the birth center shall have a
health assessment conducted within six months before employment or upon
employment. Subsequent health assessments shall be given periodically in
accordance with the policies of the birth center.
(3) The results of each health assessment
shall be recorded on forms provided by the department, and a copy shall be kept
in each licensee's or employee's record at the birth center.
(4) If an individual who works in the birth
center experiences a significant change in physical, mental, or emotional
health, including any indication of substance abuse, an assessment of the
individual's current health status may be required by the secretary or the
licensee. A licensed health care provider qualified to diagnose and treat the
condition shall conduct the health assessment. A written report of the
assessment shall be kept in the individual's employee record and shall be
submitted to the secretary on request.
(c) Tuberculin testing of licensee and employees working in the birth center.
(1)
Each licensee, if an individual, and each individual working in the birth
center shall have a record of a tuberculin test or chest X-ray obtained not
more than six months before employment or upon employment. The results of the
tuberculin test or chest X-ray shall be recorded on the health assessment
form.
(2) Additional tuberculin
testing shall be required if any individual working in the birth center is
exposed to an active case of tuberculosis or if the birth center serves an area
identified by the local health department or the secretary as a high-risk area
for tuberculosis exposure.
(d) Hepatitis B. Each licensee, if an individual, and each individual working in the birth center whose job duties include exposure to or the handling of blood shall be immunized against hepatitis B or shall provide written documentation of refusal of the immunization.
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