[MCOH-EH] [External] Charging for MMR titers

[Swift, Melanie]

If an employee is unable to provide proof of vaccination for MMR, we vaccinate them.
CDC does not recommend screening adults for immunity or doing postvaccination titers. If an employee wants to pay for titers out of pocket and bring us proof of immunity that way, we'll accept it in lieu of vaccination (assuming all 3 are positive.) However unless they have a medical contraindication to MMR, what we provide is vaccine.

Melanie Swift, MD
Director, Vanderbilt Occupational Health Clinic
http://occupationalhealth.vanderbilt.edu

From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces+melanie.swift=vanderbilt.edu at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Kevin Matson
Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2014 1:30 PM
To: mcoh-eh at mylist.net
Subject: [External] [MCOH-EH] Charging for MMR titers

We are seeing an increase in the costs for performing MMR titers. If a new hire employee is unable to provide proof of vaccination for MMR, do you charge for performing titers? If the employee needs the vaccine, do you charge for it?

Thanks,


Kevin Matson, Director
Occupational Health & Safety
Interim Director Employee Relations & Retention
Northeast Georgia Health System, Inc.
(770) 219-3957  (Office)
(678) 851-5317 (Cell)
kevin.matson at nghs.com<mailto:kevin.matson at nghs.com>

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