Section 3-12 - Employee Health (a) TB Testing. - (i) All employees must undergo TB screening and/or testing within ten (10) days of hire and cannot have direct contact with children prior to receiving the results;
- (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 (http://www.health.wyo.gov/PHSD/tb/index.html).
(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.
049-3 Wyo. Code R. § 3-12