Before and in addition to worker's compensation, CalOSHA requires employers to prevent exposure and to provide medical services after an exposure to airborne or droplet (aerosol) spread infectious diseases, under the 2009 Aerosol Transmissible Diseases (ATD) standard https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/5199.html
California passed the first occupational standard in the nation to prevent worker illness from infectious diseases that can be transmitted by inhaling air that contains viruses, bacteria or other disease organisms. The Cal/OSHA Aerosol Transmissible Diseases standard was designed to make recommended public health practices in infection control legally enforceable. It applies to workplaces at high risk for infectious diseases such as hospitals, clinics, emergency medical services, laboratories, prisons and homeless shelters.
Employer requirements include written aerosol transmissible disease exposure control procedures, infection control measures, employee training, medical services and recordkeeping. Where engineering and work practice controls do not provide adequate protection, the standard requires that respiratory protection be used to protect workersperforming certain tasks from exposure to aerosol transmissible diseases.
Employees who sustain an occupational exposure are coved by workers comp.
Erika Sweet, RN, MSN, NP, CHON-S
Director of Employee Health Services
Los Angeles County Department of Health Services
Office (310) 222.2360
FAX (310) 222.5326
From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces@
mylist.net ] On Behalf Of Hudson, T. Warner
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2017 7:36 AM
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Subject: Re: [MCOH-EH] exposures
WC at UCLA covers healthcare personnel work-related post exposure (for work exposure) vaccines, testing and meds as would illness from same.
T. Warner Hudson, MD FACOEM, FAAFP
Medical Director, Occupational and Employee Health
UCLA Health System and Campus
Office 310.825.9146
Fax 310.206.4585
Pager 800.233.7231 ID 27132
E-mail twhudson@mednet.ucla.edu
Website www.ohs.uclahealth.org
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mylist.net ] On Behalf Of Kumar, Bindu, MD
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2017 7:07 AM
To: mcoh-eh@mylist.net
Subject: Re: [MCOH-EH] exposures
List,
Can I ask how your health systems handle employee exposures to influenza, pertussis etc.? Are the post-exposure prophylaxis medications covered under workers’ comp or by the employees’ personal insurance? What about when an employee becomes symptomatic as a result of such exposure? Thank you in advance for your input.
Bindu Kumar MD
Associate Medical Director
Occupational and Travel Health
Main Line Health
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