Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R432 - Health Care Facility Licensing
Rule R432-650 - End Stage Renal Disease Facility Rules
Section R432-650-6 - Personnel Health

Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 432-650-6

Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024

(1) Each ESRD facility shall establish a written health surveillance and evaluation program for facility personnel commensurate with the services offered. The program must include applicable portions of:

(a) The Communicable Disease Rule, R386-702;

(b) Tuberculosis Control Rule, R388-804; and

(c) OSHA guidelines for Bloodborne Pathogens, 29 CFR 1910.1030.

(2) All employees shall undergo a health status examination as prescribed in the health surveillance and evaluation program upon hiring and may not be assigned to patient care duties until they are determined to be able to safely discharge their duties.

(3) Each ESRD facility must test all employees who provide direct patient care for Hepatitis B within the first two weeks of beginning employment.

(4) 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 the 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.

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