049-3 Wyo. Code R. §§ 3-12 - Employee Health

(a) TB Testing.

(i) All employees must have a current tuberculosis (TB) risk assessment. If the results of the TB risk assessment indicates a person is at high risk for TB, the employee file shall include the results of a TB risk assessment and/or a TB test conducted by a licensed health care professional that shows no symptoms/risks or negative TB results. The risk assessment shall be on file prior to starting employment. If a TB test is required, the test shall be completed within one (1) month of employment start date. If the employee is exhibiting symptoms or if he/she tests positive, the employee shall follow the licensed health care professional's direction and shall not be around the children until cleared;

(ii) Every staff must complete a TB Yearly Risk Factor Self Assessment and there shall be follow-up TB testing if recommended by a health professional; and

(iii) In case of a positive exposure, employee shall follow the procedures of the Wyoming Department of Health (https://health.wyo.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/WY-TB-Manual-2017.pdf).

(b) Reportable Communicable Disease. If an employee in a facility becomes ill with a reportable communicable disease (a disease or condition that is reportable to the Wyoming Department of Health) during his/her shift, he or she shall be isolated from the children until he or she can be examined or treated and cleared by a physician.

(c) Hepatitis B.

(i) Hepatitis B vaccinations shall be made available to employees on a volunteer basis as stated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

(ii) Specifically, this OSHA regulation states that employers must provide at no cost to the employee, hepatitis B vaccinations of all employees who are at risk of acquiring hepatitis B due to occupational exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials.

(iii) If the employee chooses not to be vaccinated, the employer must obtain his/her signature on a statement.

Notes

049-3 Wyo. Code R. §§ 3-12

Amended, Eff. 11/8/2017. Amended, Eff. 9/3/2021.